Where does “pamppu” come from?

pamppu (Finnish) comes from English pamp, from Middle English pampen, from Middle Low German pampen, from Old Saxon pampōn, from Proto-Germanic pampōną, from Proto-Indo-European bamb- — to inflate, swell; round object.

pamppu (Finnish): baton, nightstick; bigwig; turnkey

Definitions

  1. baton, nightstick; bigwig; turnkey

Ancestry of “pamppu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpampTo pamper
2Middle Englishpampen—
3Middle Low Germanpampento stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...
4Old Saxonpampōn—
5Proto-Germanicpampōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

Words derived from “pamppu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bamb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pampōną →Every word from Old Saxon pampōn →