Where does “haud” come from?
haud (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic hauta, from Proto-Finnic šauta, from Proto-Germanic sauþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂sewt- — to roil; to move about, roil, seethe.
haud (Veps): pit
Ancestry of “haud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hauta | pit; grave |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | šauta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sauþaz | boiling; seething; wellspring; fountain; source;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂sewt- | to roil; to move about, roil, seethe |