Where does “täkkäys” come from?
täkkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish takata, from Finnish täkki, from Old Swedish stakker, from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz — to grow old, to mature.
täkkäys (Finnish): covering a (blasting) site with blasting mats
Definitions
- covering a (blasting) site with blasting mats
Ancestry of “täkkäys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | takata | to cover a (blasting) site with blasting mats |
| 2 | Finnish | täkki | quilt US; duvet, continental quilt UK; doona Australia |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stakker | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stafkarl | poor beggar |
| 5 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |