Where does “väitellä” come from?
väitellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish väittää, from Finnish väki, from Icelandic vaki, from Arabic وَاقِع, from Arabic النَّسْر الوَاقِع — falling eagle.
väitellä (Finnish): to argue, debate; to defend one's dissertation or...
Definitions
- to argue, debate; to defend one's dissertation or...
Ancestry of “väitellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väittää | To claim, contend, assert, argue, maintain; to... |
| 2 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 3 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 4 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 5 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |