Where does “liitely” come from?

liitely (Finnish) comes from Finnish liidellä, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

liitely (Finnish): soaring flying aloft

Definitions

  1. soaring flying aloft

Ancestry of “liitely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliidelläto glide effortlessly back and forth; to soar
2Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
3Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →