Where does “vastustaja” come from?
vastustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastustaa, 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.
vastustaja (Finnish): An opponent in a game, fight, competition,...
Definitions
- An opponent in a game, fight, competition,...
Ancestry of “vastustaja”, step by step
vastustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastustaa | to object, to oppose, to contest; to protest; to... |
| 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 |