Where does “lievittää” come from?

lievittää (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.

lievittää (Finnish): to ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage

Definitions

  1. to ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage

Ancestry of “lievittää”, 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 “lievittää”

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