Where does “raidesepeli” come from?
raidesepeli (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.
raidesepeli (Finnish): ballast material laid to form a bed for a railway track
Definitions
- ballast material laid to form a bed for a railway track
Ancestry of “raidesepeli”, step by step
raidesepeli 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 |