Where does “vastakkaisesti” come from?
vastakkaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastakkainen, from Finnish vastakkain, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz — twig; leafwork.
Ancestry of “vastakkaisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastakkainen | opposite, contrary; inverse |
| 2 | Finnish | vastakkain | against; face to face, vis-à-vis |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 4 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 5 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 6 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |