Where does “nopeuspelaaminen” come from?
nopeuspelaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelaaminen, from Finnish pelätä, from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.
nopeuspelaaminen (Finnish): speedrun
Definitions
- speedrun
Ancestry of “nopeuspelaaminen”, step by step
nopeuspelaaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pelaaminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pelaaminen | playing |
| 2 | Finnish | pelätä | To fear, dread, be afraid of |
| 3 | Finnish | peli | game; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | spel | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | spil | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | spil | dance; game, exercise |
via Finnish nopeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 2 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |