Where does “tavoitteleminen” come from?
tavoitteleminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tavoitella, from Finnish tavoittaa, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ — to stand still; to harden.
Ancestry of “tavoitteleminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tavoitella | to go for, seek, strive after; to try to grab or... |
| 2 | Finnish | tavoittaa | to catch, catch up; to reach |
| 3 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 4 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 5 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 6 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 7 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |