vitsa
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- birch stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment
- wicker flexible branch or twig, used as raw material of wickerwork
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vicca derived from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wiþjǭ
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- koivu Finnish
- koivuvitsa Finnish
- taakka Finnish
- takkavitsa Finnish
- virpoa Finnish
- virpovitsa Finnish
- vitsas Finnish
- vitsoa Finnish
- *weyt- Proto-Indo-European
- *wiþjǭ Proto-Germanic
- wiþþe Old English
- viðja Old Norse
- *withtha Old Dutch
- *vicca Proto-Finnic