Where does “tallitonttu” come from?
tallitonttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tonttu, from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ — to stretch, string; to cut.
tallitonttu (Finnish): An elf said to inhabit the stables and take care...
Definitions
- An elf said to inhabit the stables and take care...
Ancestry of “tallitonttu”, step by step
tallitonttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tonttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tonttu | A miniature mythical humanoid creature believed... |
| 2 | Finnish | tonni | metric ton; grand |
| 3 | Swedish | ton | tonne; tone; tone, shade |
| 4 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 5 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 6 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 7 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 9 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via Finnish talli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to place upright somewhere |
| 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 |