Where does “harhaheitto” come from?
harhaheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.
harhaheitto (Finnish): wild throw, throwing error: a missed throw by one of the (defensive) players on the field (to another player), often causing the ball to go far away and allowing the runners to easily score runs
Definitions
- wild throw, throwing error: a missed throw by one of the (defensive) players on the field (to another player), often causing the ball to go far away and allowing the runners to easily score runs
Ancestry of “harhaheitto”, step by step
harhaheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heitto | throw, cast, shy; toss; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | heittää | to throw, cast, hurl, toss |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |