Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vettüdäk

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

From *vet- +‎ *-tüdäk.

Verb

*vettüdäk (stem *vettü-)

  1. to become soaked with water, to become waterlogged

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vettima/vettida
  • Finnish: vettyä
  • Ingrian: vettyä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vettyö
    • South Karelian: vettyö
  • Livonian: viettõ
  • Ludian: vettuda
  • Veps: vettuda
  • Võro: vettümä/vettüdäq
  • Votic: (Lempola, Mati) vettüä

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vettyä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN