Where does “tumppu” come from?

tumppu (Finnish) comes 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.

tumppu (Finnish): a knitted mitten or mitt

Definitions

  1. a knitted mitten or mitt

Ancestry of “tumppu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtumvantea mitten
2Swedishtummea thumb; a digit; the part of a glove or mitten...
3Old Swedishþumithumb
4Old Norseþúmi—
5Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
6Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tumppu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūm- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þūmô →