Where does “lättäsimppu” come from?
lättäsimppu (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.
lättäsimppu (Finnish): flathead any fish in the family Platycephalidae found in Indian and Pacific Oceans
Definitions
- flathead any fish in the family Platycephalidae found in Indian and Pacific Oceans
Ancestry of “lättäsimppu”, step by step
lättäsimppu 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 |