Where does “ruodelauta” come from?
ruodelauta (Finnish) comes from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
ruodelauta (Finnish): batten one of the planks arranged side by side to hold members of a structure together, especially as part of a roof
Definitions
- batten one of the planks arranged side by side to hold members of a structure together, especially as part of a roof
Ancestry of “ruodelauta”, step by step
ruodelauta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lauta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lauta | A board; An element in many compound words, where... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lauta | board, plank; table |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | *plauˀtá | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Finnish ruode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruode | rib projecting, usually arched member |