Where does “töppöillä” come from?
töppöillä (Finnish) comes from Finnish töppäillä, from Finnish töpätä, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
töppöillä (Finnish): to blunder or screw up constantly
Definitions
- to blunder or screw up constantly
Ancestry of “töppöillä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töppäillä | — |
| 2 | Finnish | töpätä | to blunder; to paint one point at a time without... |
| 3 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |