Where does “vægtstang” come from?
vægtstang (Danish) comes from Danish stang, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.
vægtstang (Danish): lever
Definitions
- lever
Ancestry of “vægtstang”, step by step
vægtstang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stang | bar; rod; pole |
| 2 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 3 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 5 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Danish vægt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | vægt | weight; scales; Libra |
| 2 | Old Danish | wict | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wicht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wiht | creature, person, thing, being |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wihti | thing, creature; weight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wihtiz | essence, being; thing, creature; weight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |