Where does “raideleveys” come from?
raideleveys (Finnish) comes from Finnish raide, 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.
raideleveys (Finnish): track, track width, gauge, track gauge
Definitions
- track, track width, gauge, track gauge
Ancestry of “raideleveys”, step by step
raideleveys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raide | track, railroad track; numbered track or platform... |
| 2 | Finnish | Raita | stripe, band long strip of a colour or material |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |