Where does “ståltråd” come from?

ståltråd (Danish) comes from Danish stål, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ståltråd (Danish): steel wire

Definitions

  1. steel wire

Ancestry of “ståltråd”, step by step

ståltråd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstålsteel; tool
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Danish tråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrådthread; wire; string
2Old Danishthraath—
3Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →