Where does “riiviö” come from?

riiviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish riivata, from Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

riiviö (Finnish): rascal, badly behaving child

Definitions

  1. rascal, badly behaving child

Ancestry of “riiviö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishriivataTo obsess
2Old Swedishdrīvadrive forward; push on
3Old Norsedrífa—
4Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →