Where does “töpselinenä” come from?
töpselinenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish töpseli, from German Stöpsel, from German stoppen, 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,...
töpselinenä (Finnish): upturned nose with clearly visible nostrils
Definitions
- upturned nose with clearly visible nostrils
Ancestry of “töpselinenä”, step by step
töpselinenä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish töpseli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töpseli | plug |
| 2 | German | Stöpsel | plug |
| 3 | German | stoppen | to stop; Alternative form of stopfen |
| 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,... |