Where does “tähtimannekiini” come from?
tähtimannekiini (Finnish) comes from Finnish mannekiini, from French mannequin, from Dutch manneken, from Low German Mann, from Middle Low German man, from Old Saxon mann, from Proto-West Germanic mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
tähtimannekiini (Finnish): a famous person who is paraded around
Definitions
- a famous person who is paraded around
Ancestry of “tähtimannekiini”, step by step
tähtimannekiini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mannekiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mannekiini | model, mannequin person employed for modeling clothes, make-up etc |
| 2 | French | mannequin | model; dummy, mannequin |
| 3 | Dutch | manneken | |
| 4 | Low German | Mann | man (adult) male human |
| 5 | Middle Low German | man | but, only |
| 6 | Old Saxon | mann | human, person |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Finnish tähti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 2 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 3 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 4 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 5 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 6 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |