Where does “päästöhidastus” come from?

päästöhidastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish päästö, from Old Swedish fästa, from Old Norse fasta, from Proto-Germanic fastāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

päästöhidastus (Finnish): switch-off delay timer on a relay

Definitions

  1. switch-off delay timer on a relay

Ancestry of “päästöhidastus”, step by step

päästöhidastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päästö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäästöemission; release
2Old Swedishfästato sign on, to engage
3Old Norsefasta
4Proto-Germanicfastānąto observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
5Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
6Proto-Germanic-ajaną
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish hidastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhidastusslowing, slowdown; slowed-down replay; slow...
2Finnishhidastaato slow, slow down, slacken/reduce/cut speed,...
3FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
4Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
5Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
6Proto-Uralictakaa place behind
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -āną