Where does “huimasti” come from?

huimasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish huima, from Old Norse hvima, from Proto-Germanic swīmaną — to sway, swoon.

huimasti (Finnish): hugely

Definitions

  1. hugely

Ancestry of “huimasti”, step by step

huimasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuimareckless, wild
2Old Norsehvimato be confused
3Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Germanic swīmaną →Every word from Old Norse hvima →Every word from Finnish huima →