Where does “vastapäivään” come from?
vastapäivään (Finnish) comes 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.
vastapäivään (Finnish): counterclockwise, anticlockwise
Definitions
- counterclockwise, anticlockwise
Ancestry of “vastapäivään”, step by step
vastapäivään traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vasta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 2 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 3 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish päivään
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päivään | Illative singular form of päivä |