Where does “häämöttää” come from?

häämöttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

häämöttää (Finnish): to be barely visible, seem to be, be in sight (at a distance)

Definitions

  1. to be barely visible, seem to be, be in sight (at a distance)

Ancestry of “häämöttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishottaato take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,...
2Proto-Finnicvottadakto take
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “häämöttää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vottadak →Every word from Finnish ottaa →