Where does “rantayrtti” come from?

rantayrtti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

rantayrtti (Finnish): gypsywort

Definitions

  1. gypsywort

Ancestry of “rantayrtti”, step by step

rantayrtti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Ranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
3Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish yrtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyrttiherb
2Old Swedishyrt
3Old Norseurt
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-