Where does “tahditus” come from?
tahditus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähdittää, 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.
tahditus (Finnish): setting the pace
Definitions
- setting the pace
Ancestry of “tahditus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähdittää | To star to appear as a featured performer |
| 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 |