Where does “höllästi” come from?
höllästi (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.
höllästi (Finnish): loosely; not tightly
Definitions
- loosely; not tightly
Ancestry of “höllästi”, step by step
höllästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish höllä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | höllä | loose; lenient |
| 2 | Finnish | Hellä | — |
| 3 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 4 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 8 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |