Where does “möröttää” come from?
möröttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish moro, from Swedish morgon, from Old Swedish morghon, from Old Norse [[morgunn]], [[morginn]], from Proto-Germanic *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European merkʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
möröttää (Finnish): to greet
Definitions
- to greet
Ancestry of “möröttää”, step by step
möröttää traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish moro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moro | Hello, hi |
| 2 | Swedish | morgon | a morning; the early hours of the day |
| 3 | Old Swedish | morghon | morning |
| 4 | Old Norse | [[morgunn]], [[morginn]] | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *murginaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | merkʷ- | dark; to blink, twinkle; to flicker, twinkle,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Finnish ottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ottaa | to take; to take, ingest or drink; to deprive of,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vottadak | to take |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |
via Finnish möristä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | möristä | To growl, murmur, roar; to speak or make another kind of noise in a deep voice |