Where does “värvätä” come from?
värvätä (Finnish) comes from Swedish värva, from Old Swedish hværva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
värvätä (Finnish): To recruit; To enroll, enlist
Definitions
- To recruit; To enroll, enlist
Ancestry of “värvätä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | värva | to enlist |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hværva | to turn; to disappear |
| 3 | Old Norse | hverfa | to have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |