Where does “ruostevyöhyke” come from?

ruostevyöhyke (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruoste, from Proto-Finnic roostek, from Proto-Germanic rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

ruostevyöhyke (Finnish): rustbelt

Definitions

  1. rustbelt

Ancestry of “ruostevyöhyke”, step by step

ruostevyöhyke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruoste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruosterust; rusty; inessive case is sometimes better...
2Proto-Finnicroostekrust
3Proto-Germanicrustazrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrudʰso-red
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Finnish vyöhyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöhykezone
2Finnishvyöhytbelt, especially a decorated belt
3Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
4Proto-Finnicvööbelt
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rudʰso- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rustaz →