Where does “pinttyä” come from?

pinttyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish piintyä, from Finnish pii, from Swedish bi, from Old Swedish bī, from Old Norse bý, from Proto-Germanic biją, from Proto-Germanic bijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

pinttyä (Finnish): to cling, to stick

Definitions

  1. to cling, to stick

Ancestry of “pinttyä”, step by step

pinttyä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piintyä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpiintyäSynonym of pinttyä
2Finnishpiiflint; silicon; A thorn, prong, tooth or similar...
3Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
4Old Swedishbī—
5Old Norsebýbee
6Proto-Germanicbiją—
7Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow

Words derived from “pinttyä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bijǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic biją →