Where does “raaistuttaa” come from?
raaistuttaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish raaistua, from Finnish raaistaa, from Finnish raaka, from Finnish raakaöljy, from Swedish råolja, from Swedish rå, from Swedish råda, from Old Swedish rāþa — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “raaistuttaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raaistua | to become more brutal |
| 2 | Finnish | raaistaa | to brutalise/brutalize |
| 3 | Finnish | raaka | raw; crude; rude, brutal |
| 4 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 5 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 6 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 7 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 8 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 9 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |