Where does “väre” come from?
väre (Finnish) comes from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.
väre (Finnish): ripple
Definitions
- ripple
Ancestry of “väre”, step by step
väre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish väristä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väristä | to shiver; to quiver; to tremble |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | väristäk | to shiver, to quiver, to tremble |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |