Where does “nipistysote” come from?
nipistysote (Finnish) comes from Finnish nipistys, from Finnish nipistää, from Finnish nippi, from English NIP, from English nipperkin, from Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch nīpen, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpan.
nipistysote (Finnish): pinch grip
Definitions
- pinch grip
Ancestry of “nipistysote”, step by step
nipistysote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nipistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nipistys | pinch |
| 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- | — |