Where does “rahtikontti” come from?

rahtikontti (Finnish) comes from Finnish rahti, from Middle Low German vracht, from Old Saxon frāht, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

rahtikontti (Finnish): freight container

Definitions

  1. freight container

Ancestry of “rahtikontti”, step by step

rahtikontti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rahti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahtifreight, cargo
2Middle Low Germanvrachtfreight money
3Old Saxonfrāht—
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish kontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonttitraditional type of knapsack made of birch bark;...
2EnglishcontainerSomeone who contains; something that contains; An...
3Middle Englishconteyner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →