Where does “rengastiiviste” come from?

rengastiiviste (Finnish) comes from Finnish rengas, from Proto-Finnic rengas, from Proto-Germanic hrengaz, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rengastiiviste (Finnish): sealing ring

Definitions

  1. sealing ring

Ancestry of “rengastiiviste”, step by step

rengastiiviste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rengas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrengasring, loop, hoop; tyre, tire; ring
2Proto-Finnicrengasring, hoop
3Proto-Germanichrengazring
4Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish tiiviste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivisteseal, gasket; concentrate; weatherstrip
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →