Where does “pamputtaa” come from?

pamputtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pamppu, 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.

pamputtaa (Finnish): to baton, to strike with a nightstick

Definitions

  1. to baton, to strike with a nightstick

Ancestry of “pamputtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpamppubaton, nightstick; bigwig; turnkey
2EnglishpampTo pamper
3Middle Englishpampen—
4Middle Low Germanpampento stuff oneself; to pamper oneself, live...
5Old Saxonpampōn—
6Proto-Germanicpampōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbamb-to inflate, swell; round object

Words derived from “pamputtaa”

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