Where does “hi-rail” come from?
hi-rail (English) comes from English highway, from Middle English heiȝwai, from Old English hēahweġ, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
hi-rail (English): Interface equipment used to mount road-going...
Definitions
- Interface equipment used to mount road-going...
Ancestry of “hi-rail”, step by step
hi-rail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English highway
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | highway | A main, direct public road, especially a... |
| 2 | Middle English | heiȝwai | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēahweġ | main road, highway |
| 4 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English rail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rail | A horizontal bar extending between supports and... |
| 2 | Middle English | rail | — |
| 3 | Old English | regol | a rule; a ruler |
| 4 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |