Where does “tavoittelija” come from?
tavoittelija (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.
tavoittelija (Finnish): seeker; agent noun of tavoitella
Definitions
- seeker; agent noun of tavoitella
Ancestry of “tavoittelija”, step by step
tavoittelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tavoitella
| 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 |