Where does “synninhätä” come from?

synninhätä (Finnish) comes from Finnish synti, from Swedish synd, from Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

synninhätä (Finnish): distress of sin

Definitions

  1. distress of sin

Ancestry of “synninhätä”, step by step

synninhätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntisin
2Swedishsyndsin; pity, shame
3Old Norsesyndsin
4Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Finnish hätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhätäemergency; distress; need, necessity
2Proto-Finnichätäemergency; distress, agony
3Proto-Finnicšätähundred
4Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →