Where does “jouten” come from?

jouten (Finnish) comes from Finnish joutaa, from Proto-Finnic joutadak — to have time; to make it in time.

jouten (Finnish): idle, idly

Definitions

  1. idle, idly

Ancestry of “jouten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjoutaato have/find time
2Proto-Finnicjoutadakto have time; to make it in time

Words derived from “jouten”

Every word from Proto-Finnic joutadak →Every word from Finnish joutaa →