Where does “ahteritoppi” come from?

ahteritoppi (Ingrian) comes from Finnish ahteri, from Swedish akter, from Middle Low German achter, from Old Saxon aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

ahteritoppi (Ingrian): topsail of the mizzenmast

Definitions

  1. topsail of the mizzenmast

Ancestry of “ahteritoppi”, step by step

ahteritoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahteri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahteristern; bottom, butt, hindquarter, behind
2Swedishakterstern; bum, behind
3Middle Low Germanachter—
4Old Saxonaftarafter; behind; back
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Ingrian toppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantoppitopsail
2Middle Low Germantop—
3Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
4Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...
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