Where does “tähdellisyys” come from?
tähdellisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdellinen, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
tähdellisyys (Finnish): meaningfulness
Definitions
- meaningfulness
Ancestry of “tähdellisyys”, step by step
tähdellisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähdellinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdellinen | starry, having stars; significant, necessary,... |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |