Where does “nöyristely” come from?

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

nöyristely (Finnish): fawning, truckling

Definitions

  1. fawning, truckling

Ancestry of “nöyristely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnöyristelläTo fawn, truckle
2Finnishnöyrähumble; meek
3Proto-Finnicnetraweak; frail; poor
Every word from Proto-Finnic netra →Every word from Finnish nöyrä →Every word from Finnish nöyristellä →