Where does “rintaremmi” come from?

rintaremmi (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;...

rintaremmi (Finnish): breastgirth

Definitions

  1. breastgirth

Ancestry of “rintaremmi”, step by step

rintaremmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish remmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishremmileash; strap; group of people; gang, lot
2Swedishrema strap; a belt
3Old Norsereima lash, thong
4Middle Low Germanrême
5Old Saxonreomo
6Proto-West Germanicreumōstrap
7Proto-Germanicreumôbelt; thong
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rew-