Where does “retsticka” come from?
retsticka (Swedish) comes from Swedish reta, from Old Norse reita, from Proto-Germanic wraitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
retsticka (Swedish): a tease (one who (often) teases)
Definitions
- a tease (one who (often) teases)
Ancestry of “retsticka”, step by step
retsticka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish reta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | reta | to tease; to annoy or irritate; to make somebody... |
| 2 | Old Norse | reita | to excite, irritate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wraitijaną | to vex; to excite |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |