Where does “lättänenä” come from?
lättänenä (Finnish) comes from Finnish latta, from Swedish lätta, from Swedish lätt, from Old Swedish lætter, from Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic linhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
lättänenä (Finnish): flat nose
Definitions
- flat nose
Ancestry of “lättänenä”, step by step
lättänenä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish latta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | latta | batten; level staff |
| 2 | Swedish | lätta | get lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve |
| 3 | Swedish | lätt | light; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lætter | light; easy; easily disrupted |
| 5 | Old Norse | léttr | light; easy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | linhtaz | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |