Where does “olkatoppaus” come from?
olkatoppaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish toppaus, from Finnish töpätä, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
olkatoppaus (Finnish): shoulder pad
Definitions
- shoulder pad
Ancestry of “olkatoppaus”, step by step
olkatoppaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toppaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toppaus | padded |
| 2 | Finnish | töpätä | to blunder; to paint one point at a time without... |
| 3 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |