Where does “stoppari” come from?
stoppari (Finnish) comes from Finnish stopata, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
stoppari (Finnish): stop
Definitions
- stop
Ancestry of “stoppari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | stopata | to stop stop moving, stay in place |
| 2 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 3 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 4 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 5 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 6 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |