Where does “hemmetinmoinen” come from?

hemmetinmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hemmetti, 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.

hemmetinmoinen (Finnish): hell of a

Definitions

  1. hell of a

Ancestry of “hemmetinmoinen”, step by step

hemmetinmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hemmetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhemmettidammit, darn, blimey
2Finnishhelvettihell; hell, devil; damn
3SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
4Old Norsehelvítihell
5Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
6Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
7Proto-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 →
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