Where does “hieman” come from?

hieman (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic sēmô, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

hieman (Finnish): a little, bit, tad, slightly

Definitions

  1. a little, bit, tad, slightly

Ancestry of “hieman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsēmôseed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēmô →