Where does “rökstyðja” come from?
rökstyðja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic styðja, from Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic stuþjaną, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
rökstyðja (Icelandic): to find arguments for, to support with arguments
Definitions
- to find arguments for, to support with arguments
Ancestry of “rökstyðja”, step by step
rökstyðja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic styðja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | styðja | to support |
| 2 | Old Norse | styðja | to rest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stuþjaną | To support |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stuþs | support, prop, post |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Icelandic rök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rök | reasoning, arguments |
| 2 | Old Norse | rǫk | argument, reasoning; track, course; fate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakō | direction, course, path, track; an unwinding,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rak- | to gather, heap up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |