Where does “tallipäitset” come from?
tallipäitset (Finnish) comes from Finnish talli, from Finnish tallata, from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
tallipäitset (Finnish): A halter
Ancestry of “tallipäitset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | talli | stable; garage; team |
| 2 | Finnish | tallata | to stomp, pad |
| 3 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stælla | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |