Where does “beltisstaður” come from?

beltisstaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic staður, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

beltisstaður (Icelandic): the place where the belt is located

Definitions

  1. the place where the belt is located

Ancestry of “beltisstaður”, step by step

beltisstaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic staður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstaðura location, a place, a spot
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Icelandic belti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbeltibelt; a girdle; a zone
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →