Where does “helvetinmoinen” come from?

helvetinmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish helvetti, from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

helvetinmoinen (Finnish): Synonym of helvetillinen

Definitions

  1. Synonym of helvetillinen

Ancestry of “helvetinmoinen”, step by step

helvetinmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helvetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelvettihell; hell, devil; damn
2SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
3Old Norsehelvítihell
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish moinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoinensuch; -like
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →