Where does “hävetä” come from?
hävetä (Finnish) comes from Finnish häpeä, from Proto-Finnic häpedä — shame.
hävetä (Finnish): To be ashamed; To be afraid/ashamed; Indicative...
Definitions
- To be ashamed; To be afraid/ashamed; Indicative...
Ancestry of “hävetä”, step by step
hävetä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häpeä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häpeä | shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häpedä | shame |
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |
via Ingrian häppiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | häppiä | shame |