Where does “markstöng” come from?

markstöng (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stöng, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

markstöng (Icelandic): goalpost

Definitions

  1. goalpost

Ancestry of “markstöng”, step by step

markstöng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stöng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstöngpole, staff; rod
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticustired
5Latinstānsstanding
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →