Where does “helvetisti” come from?

helvetisti (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.

helvetisti (Finnish): like hell

Definitions

  1. like hell

Ancestry of “helvetisti”, step by step

helvetisti 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 sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →