Where does “lepolesti” come from?

lepolesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lesti, from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lepolesti (Finnish): shoe tree

Definitions

  1. shoe tree

Ancestry of “lepolesti”, step by step

lepolesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlestilast; shoe tree
2Swedishlästread; a shoe last; whence the adjective
3Middle Low Germanlast—
4Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
5Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
6Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
8Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Finnish lepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleporest, repose; API!; at ease!
2Finnishlevätäto rest, take a break/breather
3Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
4Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →