Where does “tähtisilmäinen” come from?
tähtisilmäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtisilmä, 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.
tähtisilmäinen (Finnish): starry-eyed
Definitions
- starry-eyed
Ancestry of “tähtisilmäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähtisilmä | bright eyes, blue eyes nickname for a 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 |