Where does “tähdenlentomainen” come from?
tähdenlentomainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdenlento, 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.
tähdenlentomainen (Finnish): like a shooting star, with short-lived fame
Definitions
- like a shooting star, with short-lived fame
Ancestry of “tähdenlentomainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdenlento | shooting star, meteor; flash in the pan; person... |
| 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 |