Where does “heitin” come from?

heitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

heitin (Finnish): launcher; trap; projector

Definitions

  1. launcher; trap; projector

Ancestry of “heitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittääto throw, cast, hurl, toss
2Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
3Proto-Finnicšej-—
4Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—

Words derived from “heitin”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje →Every word from Proto-Finnic šej- →Every word from Proto-Finnic heittädäk →