Where does “tärkätä” come from?

tärkätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish stärka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tärkätä (Finnish): to starch

Definitions

  1. to starch

Ancestry of “tärkätä”, step by step

tärkätä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stärka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstärkato strengthen; to starch, to apply laundry starch
2Swedishstärkstrong
3Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
4Old Norsesterkrstrong
5Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
6Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

via Finnish tarkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...

Words derived from “tärkätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic starkuz →