Where does “geavaheaddji” come from?
geavaheaddji (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami geavahit, from Northern Sami geavvat, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
geavaheaddji (Northern Sami): user
Definitions
- user
Ancestry of “geavaheaddji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Sami | geavahit | to use, to employ |
| 2 | Northern Sami | geavvat | to rise |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |