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
Ancestry of “tähdellisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |