Where does “nipistely” come from?
nipistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish nipistellä, from Finnish nipistää, from Finnish nippi, from English NIP, from English nipperkin, from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan.
nipistely (Finnish): pinching
Definitions
- pinching
Ancestry of “nipistely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nipistellä | to tingle |
| 2 | Finnish | nipistää | To pinch, tweak |
| 3 | Finnish | nippi | nip |
| 4 | English | NIP | Abbreviation of non-native invasive plant;... |
| 5 | English | nipperkin | A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | nipen | to pinch, to squeeze |
| 7 | Old Dutch | nīpen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hnīpan | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hnīpaną | to pinch, to squeeze |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kneybʰ- | — |