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Where does “huolimattomuus” come from?

huolimattomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish huolimaton, from Finnish huolia, from Finnish huoli, from Proto-Finnic hooli, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą — to cover; to incline.

huolimattomuus (Finnish): negligence, carelessness; criminal negligence,...

Definitions

  1. negligence, carelessness; criminal negligence,...

Ancestry of “huolimattomuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuolimatonsloppy, careless, negligent; Negative participle...
2FinnishhuoliaPartitive plural form of huoli; To accept; To...
3Finnishhuoliworry, concern; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnichooliworry, concern
5Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
6Old Swedishhul—
7Old Norsehól—
8Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
9Proto-Germanichulazhollow
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “huolimattomuus”

  • huolimattomuusvirhe
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