Where does “testaaja” come from?
testaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish testata, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
testaaja (Finnish): tester
Definitions
- tester
Ancestry of “testaaja”, step by step
testaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish testata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | testata | to test |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |