Where does “raideväli” come from?

raideväli (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.

raideväli (Finnish): track of an axle

Definitions

  1. track of an axle

Ancestry of “raideväli”, step by step

raideväli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraidetrack, railroad track; numbered track or platform...
2FinnishRaitastripe, band long strip of a colour or material
3Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
4Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-