Where does “nappailu” come from?

nappailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish näppäillä, from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

nappailu (Finnish): (repeatedly or leisurely) catching

Definitions

  1. (repeatedly or leisurely) catching

Ancestry of “nappailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäppäilläto pluck; to type on a keyboard or keypad
2Finnishnäpätäto tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to...
3Old Swedishnappato pinch, pluck
4Old Norsehnappa—
5Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →Every word from Old Norse hnappa →