Where does “vaakaraitainen” come from?

vaakaraitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaaka-, from Finnish vaaka, from Old Swedish vāgh, from Old Norse vág, from Proto-Germanic wēgō, from Proto-Germanic weganą, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

vaakaraitainen (Finnish): with horizontal stripes

Definitions

  1. with horizontal stripes

Ancestry of “vaakaraitainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaaka-horizontal
2Finnishvaakascales; horizontal
3Old Swedishvāgh—
4Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
5Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
6Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic weganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgō →