Where does “leväte” come from?

leväte (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

leväte (Votic): to rest

Definitions

  1. to rest

Ancestry of “leväte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
2Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →