Where does “tumpeloida” come from?
tumpeloida (Finnish) comes from Finnish tumpelo, 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- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumpeloida (Finnish): to bungle, botch up
Definitions
- to bungle, botch up
Ancestry of “tumpeloida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tumpelo | An inept, clumsy person |
| 2 | Finnish | tumppu | a knitted mitten or mitt |
| 3 | Swedish | tumvante | a mitten |
| 4 | Swedish | tumme | a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | þumi | thumb |
| 6 | Old Norse | þúmi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |