Where does “brautarstöð” come from?

brautarstöð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stöð, from Old Norse stǫð, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

brautarstöð (Icelandic): railway station

Definitions

  1. railway station

Ancestry of “brautarstöð”, step by step

brautarstöð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stöð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstöðstation; channel, station
2Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Icelandic braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrautpath, course, way; first/third-person singular...
2Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
3Proto-Germanicbrautō—
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →