Where does “tilittäjä” come from?

tilittäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilittää, from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

tilittäjä (Finnish): one who recounts or reminisces, especially in detail

Definitions

  1. one who recounts or reminisces, especially in detail

Ancestry of “tilittäjä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilittääto account for, account, report; to recount,...
2Finnishtiliaccount
3Old Saxonthili—
4Proto-Germanicþiljǭboard; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck
5Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ →Every word from Old Saxon thili →