Where does “räystäspelti” come from?

räystäspelti (Finnish) comes from Finnish räystäs, from Proto-Finnic räüstäs, from Proto-Germanic hraustaz — strong.

räystäspelti (Finnish): eaves flashing made of sheet metal

Definitions

  1. eaves flashing made of sheet metal

Ancestry of “räystäspelti”, step by step

räystäspelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räystäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräystäseaves
2Proto-Finnicräüstäseaves
3Proto-Germanichraustazstrong

via Finnish pelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltisheet metal; plate; sheet
2Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap
Every word from Proto-Germanic hraustaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic räüstäs →Every word from Finnish räystäs →