Where does “steinselja” come from?

steinselja (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic steinn, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

steinselja (Icelandic): parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Definitions

  1. parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Ancestry of “steinselja”, step by step

steinselja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic steinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsteinnstone, rock; stone, pit, pip; a calculus, a stone
2Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
3Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
4Proto-Germanicstainazstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Icelandic selja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicseljato sell; to hand over; sallow, goat willow
2Old Norseseljato hand over, deliver; to sell, part with;...
3Proto-Germanicsaljanąto offer, to give
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselh₁-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →