Where does “vauhdinottorata” come from?
vauhdinottorata (Finnish) comes from Finnish vauhdinotto, from Finnish Otto, from German Otto, from Old High German ōt, from Proto-West Germanic aud, from Proto-Germanic audaz — wealth, riches.
vauhdinottorata (Finnish): runway
Definitions
- runway
Ancestry of “vauhdinottorata”, step by step
vauhdinottorata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vauhdinotto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vauhdinotto | run-up |
| 2 | Finnish | Otto | taking act or action of taking |
| 3 | German | Otto | Otto |
| 4 | Old High German | ōt | riches; property |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aud | wealth, riches |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | audaz | wealth, riches |
via Finnish Rata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |