Where does “vastaantulo” come from?
vastaantulo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastaan, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.
vastaantulo (Finnish): meeting in the middle, compromising
Definitions
- meeting in the middle, compromising
Ancestry of “vastaantulo”, step by step
vastaantulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastaan | back; against; towards |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish tulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulo | coming, arrival; product; income |
| 2 | Finnish | tulla | to come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tuldak | to come |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tole- | to come |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |