English word road comes from Finnish -e (Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives.), Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -e | Finnish (fin) | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives. |
| *reydʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *raidō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (Runic alphabet) name of the R-rune (ᚱ). Ride, journey. |
| raita | Finnish (fin) | Goat willow, Salix caprea (heraldry) bendlet. (obsolete) trace. Band. Stripe. Track. |
| rād | Old English (ang) | |
| rade | Middle English (enm) | |
| road | English (eng) | (US, Canada, sports, chiefly, attributive) At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road. (US, railroads) A railway or (UK, railroads) a single railway track. [from 19th c.]. (figuratively) A path chosen in life or career. [from 17th c.]. (nautical, often, in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor. [from 14th c.]. [...] |