Where does “niitty” come from?

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

niitty (Finnish): meadow, lea

Definitions

  1. meadow, lea

Ancestry of “niitty”, 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

Words derived from “niitty”

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