Where does “lievitellä” come from?

lievitellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lievittää, 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.

Ancestry of “lievitellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievittääto ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage
2Finnishlievämild; slight; moderate
3Proto-Finnicleevämild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...
4Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →