Where does “tahdittomasti” come from?
tahdittomasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tahditon, 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.
tahdittomasti (Finnish): tactlessly
Definitions
- tactlessly
Ancestry of “tahdittomasti”, step by step
tahdittomasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tahditon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tahditon | tactless |
| 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 sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |