Where does “tähtääjä” come from?
tähtääjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdätä, 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.
tähtääjä (Finnish): aimer one who aims
Definitions
- aimer one who aims
Ancestry of “tähtääjä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdätä | To aim at, target; To aim at, strive for |
| 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 |