Where does “tarpeeton” come from?
tarpeeton (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarve, from Proto-Finnic tarbeh, from Proto-Germanic þarbiz — useful.
tarpeeton (Finnish): useless, unnecessary, redundant, superfluous
Definitions
- useless, unnecessary, redundant, superfluous
Ancestry of “tarpeeton”, step by step
tarpeeton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarve | need; demand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tarbeh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þarbiz | useful |
via Finnish ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ton | Genitive singular form of toi; Accusative... |