Where does “hellittää” come from?
hellittää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hellitä, 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.
hellittää (Finnish): to loosen; to release; to ease up
Definitions
- to loosen; to release; to ease up
Ancestry of “hellittää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | hellitä | To make it , arrive , reach; To come... |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “hellittää”