Where does “niskalenkkitoppi” come from?
niskalenkkitoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish niskalenkki, from Finnish lenkki, from Swedish länk, from Old Swedish lænker, from Old Norse hlenkr, from Proto-Germanic hlankiz, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
niskalenkkitoppi (Finnish): halter
Definitions
- halter
Ancestry of “niskalenkkitoppi”, step by step
niskalenkkitoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish niskalenkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niskalenkki | A grasp from another person's neck by hooking it... |
| 2 | Finnish | lenkki | A link of a chain; Any reasonably large loop or... |
| 3 | Swedish | länk | a link |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lænker | link |
| 5 | Old Norse | hlenkr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlankiz | ring; chainlink; bond; fetter |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
via Finnish toppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toppi | top; stop; halt |
| 2 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 4 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |