Where does “tumpelointi” come from?
tumpelointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tumpeloida, from Finnish tumpelo, from Finnish tumppu, from Swedish tumvante, from Swedish tumme, from Old Swedish þumi, from Old Norse þúmi, from Proto-Germanic þūmô — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
tumpelointi (Finnish): bungling, botching up
Definitions
- bungling, botching up
Ancestry of “tumpelointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tumpeloida | to bungle, botch up |
| 2 | Finnish | tumpelo | An inept, clumsy person |
| 3 | Finnish | tumppu | a knitted mitten or mitt |
| 4 | Swedish | tumvante | a mitten |
| 5 | Swedish | tumme | a thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | þumi | thumb |
| 7 | Old Norse | þúmi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |