Where does “vastuksellisuus” come from?
vastuksellisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastuksellinen, from Finnish vastus, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz — twig; leafwork.
vastuksellisuus (Finnish): having resistance or opposition
Definitions
- having resistance or opposition
Ancestry of “vastuksellisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastuksellinen | with resistance or opposition |
| 2 | Finnish | vastus | resistor; resistance; drag |
| 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 |