Where does “hätäännys” come from?

hätäännys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hätääntyä, from Finnish hätä, from Proto-Finnic hätä, from Proto-Finnic šätä, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

hätäännys (Finnish): becoming distressed, panicking

Definitions

  1. becoming distressed, panicking

Ancestry of “hätäännys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätääntyäto become distressed, to panic, to be alarmed
2Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
3Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
4Proto-Finnicšätähundred
5Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-Finnic šätä →
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