Where does “raudteejaam” come from?
raudteejaam (Estonian) comes from Estonian raudtee, from Estonian tee, from German tee, from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan — to pull, to draw; to lead.
raudteejaam (Estonian): railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station
Definitions
- railway depot, railroad station, railway station, train station
Ancestry of “raudteejaam”, step by step
raudteejaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian raudtee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | raudtee | railway/railroad |
| 2 | Estonian | tee | road, way; tea; The name of the Latin-script... |
| 3 | German | tee | tea drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of |
| 4 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 5 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 6 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 7 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |