Where does “niittää” come from?

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

niittää (Finnish): To mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve

Definitions

  1. To mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve

Ancestry of “niittää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicniittädäkto mow, to cut down
2Proto-Germanicsnīþanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeansneyt-to cut

Words derived from “niittää”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic snīþaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic niittädäk →