Where does “nöyristellä” come from?

nöyristellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nöyrä, from Proto-Finnic netra — weak; frail; poor.

nöyristellä (Finnish): To fawn, truckle

Definitions

  1. To fawn, truckle

Ancestry of “nöyristellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnöyrähumble; meek
2Proto-Finnicnetraweak; frail; poor

Words derived from “nöyristellä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic netra →Every word from Finnish nöyrä →