Where does “hvalstöð” come from?

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

hvalstöð (Icelandic): whaling station

Definitions

  1. whaling station

Ancestry of “hvalstöð”, step by step

hvalstöð 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 hvalur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichvalurwhale
2Old Norsehvalrwhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →