Where does “talitintti” come from?
talitintti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tali, from Swedish talg, from Old Swedish talgher, from Middle Low German talch, from Old Saxon talg, from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
talitintti (Finnish): great tit bird
Definitions
- great tit bird
Ancestry of “talitintti”, step by step
talitintti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tali | suet; tallow; sebum |
| 2 | Swedish | talg | tallow |
| 3 | Old Swedish | talgher | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | talch | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | talg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *talg | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | talgaz | tallow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |
via Finnish tintti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tintti | tit |
| 2 | English | stint | To stop (an action); cease, desist |
| 3 | Middle English | stinten | — |
| 4 | Old English | styntan | to blunt, to dull |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stuntijan | to shorten |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stuntijaną | to shorten; to make dull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |