Where does “töyssyttää” come from?

töyssyttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish töyssy, from Finnish töyräs, from Finnish teuras, from Proto-Germanic þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

töyssyttää (Finnish): to cause to suddenly jump or bounce of a vehicle

Definitions

  1. to cause to suddenly jump or bounce of a vehicle

Ancestry of “töyssyttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyssybump; speed bump
2Finnishtöyräsbank, embankment
3FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Germanic þeurazEvery word from Finnish teuras