Where does “stálhraustur” come from?

stálhraustur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stál, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stálhraustur (Icelandic): perfectly fit, fit as a fiddle

Definitions

  1. perfectly fit, fit as a fiddle

Ancestry of “stálhraustur”, step by step

stálhraustur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stál

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstálsteel; a thing made of steel, e.g. a sword or a...
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Icelandic hraustur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrausturhealthy, well; brave, valiant; strong
2Old Norsehraustrbrave
3Proto-Germanichraustazstrong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →