Where does “tahdikkuus” come from?
tahdikkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdikäs, 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.
tahdikkuus (Finnish): tactfulness, discreetness
Definitions
- tactfulness, discreetness
Ancestry of “tahdikkuus”, step by step
tahdikkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähdikäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdikäs | starry |
| 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 |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |