Where does “vuorotahtinen” come from?
vuorotahtinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuorotahti, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
vuorotahtinen (Finnish): alternating, happening in an alternating pace or fashion such as in skiing when pushing with one foot at a time
Definitions
- alternating, happening in an alternating pace or fashion such as in skiing when pushing with one foot at a time
Ancestry of “vuorotahtinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuorotahti | alternating pace a pace in which something alternates, such as in skiing when pushing with one foot at a time |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |