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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/seetädäk

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

Likely a derivative *see + *-tädäk. The root has been proposed to be a borrowing from early Proto-Germanic *stē-, although the late Proto-Germanic form *stāną is not known to derive from such an earlier form. A variant form *siitä- appears to be indicated as well.

Verb

*seetädäk (stem *seetä-)

  1. to stand, to tolerate something
  2. to be obliged, to have to do

Inflection

Derived terms

  •  ? *siitüdäk

Descendants

  •  ? Estonian: seedima (to digest), seeduma (to be digested)
  • Finnish: sietää, (Southwestern dialects) siitää
  • Ingrian: siitää
  • Karelian: sieteä (to stand, to tolerate), siiteä (to have to do)

References

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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