Where does “niitättää” come from?

niitättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.

niitättää (Finnish): to let reap, let mow, to have reaped, have mown

Definitions

  1. to let reap, let mow, to have reaped, have mown

Ancestry of “niitättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishniittääTo mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve
2Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
3Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →