Where does “vastapäiväinen” come from?
vastapäiväinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastapäivään, 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.
vastapäiväinen (Finnish): anticlockwise, counterclockwise
Definitions
- anticlockwise, counterclockwise
Ancestry of “vastapäiväinen”, step by step
vastapäiväinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastapäivään
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastapäivään | counterclockwise, anticlockwise |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 3 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 4 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |