Where does “jättiseitikki” come from?
jättiseitikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jätti, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jättiseitikki (Finnish): A webcap, Cortinarius praestans
Definitions
- A webcap, Cortinarius praestans
Ancestry of “jättiseitikki”, step by step
jättiseitikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jätti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätti | giant; huge, giant, enormous, super-;... |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Finnish seitikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seitikki | webcap, cortinar |
| 2 | Finnish | seitti | A web spun by an insect, especially a spiderweb;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -tti | Forms some nouns from verbs, particularly... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |