Where does “ryppyotsa” come from?

ryppyotsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish otsa, from Proto-Germanic anþiją — forehead.

ryppyotsa (Finnish): someone with a wrinkled forehead, someone who frowns often

Definitions

  1. someone with a wrinkled forehead, someone who frowns often

Ancestry of “ryppyotsa”, step by step

ryppyotsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead

via Finnish ryppy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryppywrinkle; crinkle; crease
2Proto-Finnicrüppü—

Words derived from “ryppyotsa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic anþiją →Every word from Finnish otsa →