Where does “sademetsä” come from?

sademetsä (Finnish) comes from German Regenwald, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

sademetsä (Finnish): rainforest

Definitions

  1. rainforest

Ancestry of “sademetsä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegenwaldrainforest
2Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
3Middle High Germanwalt—
4Old High Germanwaldforest
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →