Where does “T-risteys” come from?
T-risteys (Finnish) comes from Finnish t, from Finnish tavu, from Finnish tavata, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ — to stand still; to harden.
T-risteys (Finnish): T-junction
Definitions
- T-junction
Ancestry of “T-risteys”, step by step
T-risteys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish t
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | t | Abbreviation of tavu |
| 2 | Finnish | tavu | syllable; byte |
| 3 | Finnish | tavata | to meet; to meet up; to find, to catch |
| 4 | Swedish | stava | to spell; to write the individual letters of a... |
| 5 | Swedish | stav | a staff, a rod; a letter |
| 6 | Old Swedish | staver | staff, cane |
| 7 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 8 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
via Finnish risteys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | risteys | crossing, intersection, junction |
| 2 | Finnish | ristetä | to intersect, cross |
| 3 | Finnish | Risti | cross |
| 4 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 5 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 6 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |