Where does “oheislaite” come from?

oheislaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

oheislaite (Finnish): peripheral device

Definitions

  1. peripheral device

Ancestry of “oheislaite”, step by step

oheislaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish oheinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoheinenenclosed, attached; supplementary
2Finnish-hinenForms nouns or adjectives of belonging to or possessing a particular quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →