Where does “lättäjalkainen” come from?

lättäjalkainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lättäjalka, 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.

lättäjalkainen (Finnish): flatfooted

Definitions

  1. flatfooted

Ancestry of “lättäjalkainen”, step by step

lättäjalkainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lättäjalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlättäjalkaflatfoot
2Finnishlattabatten; level staff
3Swedishlättaget lighter, lose weight; lighten, relieve
4Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
5Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
6Old Norseléttrlight; easy
7Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic linhtazEvery word from Old Norse léttr