Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “ventata” come from?

ventata (Finnish) comes from Swedish vänta, from Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic wēnatjaną.

ventata (Finnish): To wait

Definitions

  1. To wait

Ancestry of “ventata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishväntato wait; to wait for, to expect
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—
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