Where does “rahtitonni” come from?
rahtitonni (Finnish) comes from Finnish tonni, from Swedish ton, from English ton, from English tun, from Middle English tunne, from Old English tunne, from Proto-Germanic tunnǭ, from Latin tunna — to stretch, string; to cut.
rahtitonni (Finnish): ton/tonne of freight, freight ton/tonne
Definitions
- ton/tonne of freight, freight ton/tonne
Ancestry of “rahtitonni”, step by step
rahtitonni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tonni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tonni | metric ton; grand |
| 2 | Swedish | ton | tonne; tone; tone, shade |
| 3 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 4 | English | tun | A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the... |
| 5 | Middle English | tunne | cask; barrel |
| 6 | Old English | tunne | barrel, cask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tunnǭ | — |
| 8 | Latin | tunna | tun, box |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | tondā | skin; surface, skin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |
via Finnish rahti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rahti | freight, cargo |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vracht | freight money |
| 3 | Old Saxon | frāht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |