Where does “pystytahdistus” come from?
pystytahdistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tahdistus, from Finnish tahdistaa, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka — to touch.
pystytahdistus (Finnish): vertical synchronization, V-sync
Definitions
- vertical synchronization, V-sync
Ancestry of “pystytahdistus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tahdistus | synchronising/synchronizing, synchronisation/synchronization |
| 2 | Finnish | tahdistaa | to synchronise/synchronize |
| 3 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 4 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 5 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 6 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 7 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 8 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |