Where does “väärinajattelija” come from?
väärinajattelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajattelija, from Finnish ajatella, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
väärinajattelija (Finnish): wrongthinker
Definitions
- wrongthinker
Ancestry of “väärinajattelija”, step by step
väärinajattelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajattelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajattelija | thinker |
| 2 | Finnish | ajatella | to think (about) |
| 3 | Finnish | ajattaa | To have something driven |
| 4 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish väärin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väärin | wrongly; Only used in olla väärin; Instructive... |
| 2 | Finnish | väärä | wrong, incorrect; false, erroneous; crooked,... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fahra | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |