Where does “lievä” come from?

lievä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic leevä, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lievä (Finnish): mild; slight; moderate

Definitions

  1. mild; slight; moderate

Ancestry of “lievä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicleevämild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...
2Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lievä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →