Where does “virkistyä” come from?

virkistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish virkistää, from Finnish virkeä, from Proto-Finnic virkedä — alert, brisk.

virkistyä (Finnish): to refresh oneself; to gain strength

Definitions

  1. to refresh oneself; to gain strength

Ancestry of “virkistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
2Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
3Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk

Words derived from “virkistyä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic virkedä →Every word from Finnish virkeä →Every word from Finnish virkistää →