Where does “rantaremmi” come from?
rantaremmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish remmi, from Swedish rem, from Old Norse reim, from Middle Low German rême, from Old Saxon reomo, from Proto-West Germanic reumō, from Proto-Germanic reumô, from Proto-Indo-European rew- — to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
rantaremmi (Finnish): a group of drunken people at a beach
Definitions
- a group of drunken people at a beach
Ancestry of “rantaremmi”, step by step
rantaremmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish remmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | remmi | leash; strap; group of people; gang, lot |
| 2 | Swedish | rem | a strap; a belt |
| 3 | Old Norse | reim | a lash, thong |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rême | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | reomo | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reumō | strap |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | reumô | belt; thong |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rew- | to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;... |
via Finnish Ranta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |