Where does “bókastoð” come from?

bókastoð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stoð, from Old Norse stoð, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

bókastoð (Icelandic): bookend

Definitions

  1. bookend

Ancestry of “bókastoð”, step by step

bókastoð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stoð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstoðpost; pillar, support
2Old Norsestoða landing-place, berth, harbour
3Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Icelandic bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbóka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →