Where does “járnbrautarlest” come from?

járnbrautarlest (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lest, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

járnbrautarlest (Icelandic): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “járnbrautarlest”, step by step

járnbrautarlest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclesttrain, file, row, line; railway train; cargo hold
2Middle Low Germanlast—
3Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
4Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Icelandic járnbraut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicjárnbrautrailway, railroad
2Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →