Where does “hömpsötys” come from?
hömpsötys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hömpsöttää, from Finnish hömpöttää, from Finnish ottaa, from Proto-Finnic vottadak, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
hömpsötys (Finnish): making a fuss
Definitions
- making a fuss
Ancestry of “hömpsötys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hömpsöttää | to make a fuss |
| 2 | Finnish | hömpöttää | To make a fuss over something |
| 3 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |