Where does “tahdistus” come from?
tahdistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tahdistaa, 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.
tahdistus (Finnish): synchronising/synchronizing, synchronisation/synchronization
Definitions
- synchronising/synchronizing, synchronisation/synchronization
Ancestry of “tahdistus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tahdistaa | to synchronise/synchronize |
| 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 |