Where does “pystyraitainen” come from?

pystyraitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish raitainen, 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.

pystyraitainen (Finnish): with vertical stripes

Definitions

  1. with vertical stripes

Ancestry of “pystyraitainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraitainenstriped
2FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną →