Where does “hätäjarruttaa” come from?

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

hätäjarruttaa (Finnish): to emergency-brake

Definitions

  1. to emergency-brake

Ancestry of “hätäjarruttaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäjarruemergency brake
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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