Where does “Raahe” come from?
Raahe (English) comes from Finnish Raahe, from Swedish Brahestad, from Swedish städ, from Old Swedish stæþ, from Old Norse steði, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Raahe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Raahe | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Brahestad | — |
| 3 | Swedish | städ | anvil |
| 4 | Old Swedish | stæþ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | steði | anvil |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |