Where does “lättäjalka” come from?

lättäjalka (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.

lättäjalka (Finnish): flatfoot

Definitions

  1. flatfoot

Ancestry of “lättäjalka”, step by step

lättäjalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish latta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlattabatten; level staff
2Swedishlättaget lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve
3Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
4Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
5Old Norseléttrlight; easy
6Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

Words derived from “lättäjalka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtaz →Every word from Old Norse léttr →