Where does “stoppistöð” come from?
stoppistöð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stöð, from Old Norse stǫð, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stoppistöð (Icelandic): a bus stop
Ancestry of “stoppistöð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stöð | station; channel, station |
| 2 | Old Norse | stǫð | a landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stoppistöð”