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
Ancestry of “bókastoð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | stoð | post; pillar, support |
| 2 | Old Norse | stoð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stuþs | support, prop, post |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |