Where does “iljettää” come from?

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

iljettää (Finnish): To disgust

Definitions

  1. To disgust

Ancestry of “iljettää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiljetäto bring oneself (to do), dare ((to) do), venture (to do), have the nerve (to do)
2Finnishilkeäbad, mean, wicked; mischievous, troublesome,...
3Proto-Finnicilkedabad, mean; disgusting
4Proto-Germanicilhilazbad, evil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁elḱ-

Words derived from “iljettää

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁elḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ilhilazEvery word from Proto-Finnic ilkeda