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

  1. pinching

Ancestry of “nipistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnipistelläto tingle
2FinnishnipistääTo pinch, tweak
3Finnishnippinip
4EnglishNIPAbbreviation of non-native invasive plant;...
5EnglishnipperkinA small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint...
6Middle Dutchnipento pinch, to squeeze
7Old Dutchnīpen
8Proto-Germanic*hnīpan
9Proto-Germanichnīpanąto pinch, to squeeze
10Proto-Indo-Europeankneybʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneybʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīpanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan