Where does “vedel” come from?
vedel (Estonian) comes from Estonian vedama, from Proto-Finnic vetädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wetä- — to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to...
Ancestry of “vedel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | vedama | to pull, to carry; to haul; to be lucky |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vetädäk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wetä- | to lead, guide, draw, pull; to lead, to guide, to... |