Where does “tintti” come from?

tintti (Finnish) comes from English stint, from Middle English stinten, from Old English styntan, from Proto-West Germanic *stuntijan, from Proto-Germanic stuntijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tintti (Finnish): tit

Definitions

  1. tit

Ancestry of “tintti”, step by step

tintti traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English stint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstintTo stop (an action); cease, desist
2Middle Englishstinten—
3Old Englishstyntanto blunt, to dull
4Proto-West Germanic*stuntijanto shorten
5Proto-Germanicstuntijanąto shorten; to make dull
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Finnish tiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiainentitmouse, chickadee, tit
2Finnishinen—

via French tintin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtintinnothing doing

Words derived from “tintti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stuntijaną →