Where does “tähteys” come from?

tähteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.

tähteys (Finnish): stardom

Definitions

  1. stardom

Ancestry of “tähteys”, step by step

tähteys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tähti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähtistar; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white...
2Swedishtäkta quarry
3Swedishtoe; a body part
4SwedishtagaDated form of ta
5Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
6Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
7Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g-Every word from Proto-Germanic tēkanąEvery word from Old Norse taka