Where does “toppuutella” come from?
toppuutella (Finnish) comes from Finnish toppuuttaa, from Finnish töpätä, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp, from Proto-West Germanic *topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
toppuutella (Finnish): to calm (down), to curb, to restrain, to control
Definitions
- to calm (down), to curb, to restrain, to control
Ancestry of “toppuutella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toppuuttaa | — |
| 2 | Finnish | töpätä | to blunder; to paint one point at a time without... |
| 3 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 4 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 5 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 7 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |