Where does “vitsaus” come from?

vitsaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitsata, from Finnish vitsa, from Proto-Finnic vicca, from Proto-Germanic wiþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

vitsaus (Finnish): plague, scourge, blight

Definitions

  1. plague, scourge, blight

Ancestry of “vitsaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvitsatato tie with a vitsa
2Finnishvitsabirch; wicker
3Proto-Finnicviccatwig, wicker, withe
4Proto-Germanicwiþjǭcord, rope, thong
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyt-that which winds or bends, branch, switch;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “vitsaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyt- →
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