Where does “staðgreiða” come from?
staðgreiða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic staður, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
staðgreiða (Icelandic): to make an immediate payment with cash or a debit card, as opposed to with a credit card which delays payment
Definitions
- to make an immediate payment with cash or a debit card, as opposed to with a credit card which delays payment
Ancestry of “staðgreiða”, step by step
staðgreiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic staður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | staður | a location, a place, a spot |
| 2 | Old Norse | staðr | a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Icelandic greiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | greiða | comb; to comb; to pay, to discharge |
| 2 | Old Norse | greiða | to unravel, disentangle, arrange; to comb or... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaną | to arrange, set in order |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |