Where does “tumpelo” come from?
tumpelo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tumppu, from Swedish tumvante, from Swedish tumme, from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumpelo (Finnish): An inept, clumsy person
Ancestry of “tumpelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tumppu | — |
| 2 | Swedish | tumvante | — |
| 3 | Swedish | tumme | a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | þumi | thumb |
| 5 | Old Norse | þúmi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
Words derived from “tumpelo”