Where does “tarkennuslaite” come from?
tarkennuslaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarkennus, from Finnish tarkentaa, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
tarkennuslaite (Finnish): focusing device
Definitions
- focusing device
Ancestry of “tarkennuslaite”, step by step
tarkennuslaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarkennus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarkennus | clarification of ideas, meaning, etc |
| 2 | Finnish | tarkentaa | to focus; to define, delineate, specify,... |
| 3 | Finnish | tarkka | accurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,... |
| 4 | Swedish | stärk | strong |
| 5 | Old Swedish | starker | stiff, rigid; steady; strong |
| 6 | Old Norse | sterkr | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |