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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRaahe
2SwedishBrahestad
3Swedishstädanvil
4Old Swedishstæþ
5Old Norsesteðianvil
6Old Norse-ith
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin