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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/niittädäk

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *snīþaną + *-ttädäk.

Verb

*niittädäk (stem *niittä-)

  1. to mow, to cut down (grass or crops)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: niitma/niita
  • Finnish: niittää
  • Ingrian: niittää
  • Karelian: niitteä
  • Livonian: nītõ
  • Livvi: niittiä
  • Ludian: niittädä
  • Veps: nitta
  • Võro: niitmä/niitäq
  • Votic: niittä

Further reading

  • niitma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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