Where does “tippateline” come from?

tippateline (Finnish) comes from Finnish teline, from Finnish tela, from Proto-Germanic þelą, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

Ancestry of “tippateline”, step by step

tippateline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Finnish tippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtippadrop; A bit, in the saying "ei tippaakaan", "not...
2Proto-Finnictippadrop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Germanic þeląEvery word from Finnish tela