Where does “tappotahtinen” come from?
tappotahtinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tappotahti, 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.
tappotahtinen (Finnish): done at an extreme pace, done at an exhausting pace
Definitions
- done at an extreme pace, done at an exhausting pace
Ancestry of “tappotahtinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tappotahti | breakneck speed, breakneck pace |
| 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 |