Where does “teelusikallinen” come from?
teelusikallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish teelusikka, from Finnish tee, from Swedish te, from German tee, from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan — to pull, to draw; to lead.
teelusikallinen (Finnish): A teaspoonful
Ancestry of “teelusikallinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | teelusikka | teaspoon |
| 2 | Finnish | tee | tea; tea, cup of tea; The name of the... |
| 3 | Swedish | te | tea; to appear |
| 4 | German | tee | — |
| 5 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 6 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 7 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 8 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |