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