Where does “hirtättää” come from?

hirtättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirttää, from Finnish hirsi, from Proto-Finnic hirci, from Proto-Slavic žьrdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

hirtättää (Finnish): To have someone hanged, make (somebody) hang someone

Definitions

  1. To have someone hanged, make (somebody) hang someone

Ancestry of “hirtättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirttääto hang
2Finnishhirsilog, timber; fess
3Proto-Finnichircibeam, log
4Proto-Slavicžьrdьperch, pole, ricker
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrdь →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirci →