Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/entädäk

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 *enþa- (whence Old Norse inna).

Verb

*entädäk (stem *entä-)

  1. to rush, hurry, make it (in time)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *endättädäk
    • Estonian: (dialectal) ennatama/ennatada
    • Finnish: ennättää
    • Ingrian: ennettää

Descendants

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “entää”, 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