Where does “vilunväre” come from?

vilunväre (Finnish) comes from Finnish väre, from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.

Ancestry of “vilunväre”, step by step

vilunväre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreripple
2Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

via Finnish vilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvilucold
2Proto-Finnicvilucool, cold
Every word from Proto-Finnic väristäk →Every word from Finnish väristä →Every word from Finnish väre →
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