Where does “iljetä” come from?

iljetä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilkeä, from Proto-Finnic ilkeda, from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-.

iljetä (Finnish): to bring oneself (to do), dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do)

Definitions

  1. to bring oneself (to do), dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do)

Ancestry of “iljetä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
2Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
3Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-—

Words derived from “iljetä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda →