Where does “otsapenger” come from?

otsapenger (Finnish) comes from Finnish penger, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

otsapenger (Finnish): stop

Definitions

  1. stop

Ancestry of “otsapenger”, step by step

otsapenger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Finnish penger →