Where does “hölläluonteinen” come from?

hölläluonteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish höllä, from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa — flat.

hölläluonteinen (Finnish): biddable, amenable, compliant weak in character

Definitions

  1. biddable, amenable, compliant weak in character

Ancestry of “hölläluonteinen”, step by step

hölläluonteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höllä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhölläloose; lenient
2FinnishHellä
3Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
4Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
5Old Swedishplatz
6Old Norseplaz
7Middle Low Germanplatse
8Latinplatēabroad way, street
9Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
10Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish luonteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishluonteinenHaving a specified nature or character, often...
2Finnishluonnenature, character; personality
3Finnishluontonature, environment; characteristics of a person
4Finnishluodato create; to shovel; to shed
5Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
6Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς
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