Where does “leveäraitainen” come from?

leveäraitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Raita, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

leveäraitainen (Finnish): with wide stripes

Definitions

  1. with wide stripes

Ancestry of “leveäraitainen”, step by step

leveäraitainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Raita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
2Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
3Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish leveä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleveäwide
2Proto-Finniclevedäwide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →