Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hüdistäk

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

Sound-symbolic root +‎ *-istäk.

Verb

*hüdistäk (stem *hütise-)

1. to tremble, to wiggle, to jiggle

Descendants

• Estonian: (dialectal) hüdisema/hüdiseda
• Finnish: hytistä
• Ingrian: hytissä
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: hytissä
• Livvi: hydištä
• Võro: hüdisemä/hüdistäq

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hytistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN