Where does “sylitellä” come from?

sylitellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish syli, from Swedish famn, from Old East Norse *famna-, from Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

sylitellä (Finnish): to embrace, be in someone's arms

Definitions

  1. to embrace, be in someone's arms

Ancestry of “sylitellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyliarms; lap; Synonym of sylillinen
2Swedishfamnknee, two embracing arms; fathom as a measure of...
3Old East Norse*famna-—
4Old Norsefaðmrembrace; fathom
5Proto-Germanicfaþmazoutstretched arms; embrace; fathom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faþmaz →Every word from Old Norse faðmr →