Where does “toppuuttelu” come from?
toppuuttelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish toppuutella, from Finnish toppuuttaa, from Finnish töpätä, from Swedish stoppa, from English stop, from English top, from Middle English top, from Old English topp — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
toppuuttelu (Finnish): calming down, restraining
Definitions
- calming down, restraining
Ancestry of “toppuuttelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toppuutella | to calm (down), to curb, to restrain, to control |
| 2 | Finnish | toppuuttaa | — |
| 3 | Finnish | töpätä | to blunder; to paint one point at a time without... |
| 4 | Swedish | stoppa | to stop; to make a stop; to stuff |
| 5 | English | stop | To cease moving; To not continue; To cause to... |
| 6 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 7 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 8 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |