Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/imehteldäk

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 *imeh (“wonder”) +‎ *-tä- +‎ *-(e)ldäk. The intermediate derivative *imehtädäk does not appear to be attested, although Karelian imehtie (“to wonder, to be happy”) and Ludian imehtuda (“to be delighted”) suggest parallel derivatives *imeh-t-i-, *imeh-t-u-.

Verb

*imehteldäk (stem *imehtele-)

1. to wonder

Descendants

• Estonian: imetlema
• Finnish: ihmetellä
  • → Ingrian: ihmetellä
• Votic: imehtelle

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN