Where does “lievetä” come from?

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

lievetä (Finnish): "Alternative form of" lieventyä

Definitions

  1. "Alternative form of" lieventyä

Ancestry of “lievetä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievämild; slight; moderate
2Proto-Finnicleevämild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...
3Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lievetä

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