Where does “värähtää” come from?

värähtää (Finnish) comes from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

värähtää (Finnish): to vibrate or twitch (once); to jolt somewhat

Definitions

  1. to vibrate or twitch (once); to jolt somewhat

Ancestry of “värähtää”, step by step

värähtää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ahtaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
2Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
3Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish väristä

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

Words derived from “värähtää

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta-Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadakEvery word from Finnish ahtaa
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