Where does “tuulenväre” come from?

tuulenväre (Finnish) comes from Finnish väre, from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.

tuulenväre (Finnish): very light breeze

Definitions

  1. very light breeze

Ancestry of “tuulenväre”, step by step

tuulenväre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreripple
2Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Finnic väristäk →Every word from Finnish väristä →Every word from Finnish väre →