Where does “taittolaite” come from?

taittolaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

taittolaite (Finnish): folding device

Definitions

  1. folding device

Ancestry of “taittolaite”, step by step

taittolaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →