Where does “lehdesniitty” come from?

lehdesniitty (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitty, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

lehdesniitty (Finnish): wooded meadow

Definitions

  1. wooded meadow

Ancestry of “lehdesniitty”, step by step

lehdesniitty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niitty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniittymeadow, lea
2FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
3Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
4Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

via Finnish lehdekset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehdeksetbranches of trees and shrubs dried and used to feed sheep during winter
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →