Where does “nappaus” come from?
nappaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish näpätä, from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse hnappa, from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.
nappaus (Finnish): catching, snatching
Definitions
- catching, snatching
Ancestry of “nappaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näpätä | to tap, to hit lightly; to tap or type in, to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | nappa | to pinch, pluck |
| 3 | Old Norse | hnappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnappōną | to pick, pluck, tear off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | knobʰnéh₂- | — |