Where does “strætóstoppistöð” come from?
strætóstoppistöð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic strætó, from Icelandic strætisvagn, from Icelandic vagn, from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic wagnaz, from Proto-Indo-European woǵʰnos, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
strætóstoppistöð (Icelandic): a bus stop
Definitions
- a bus stop
Ancestry of “strætóstoppistöð”, step by step
strætóstoppistöð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic strætó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | strætó | a city bus, an omnibus |
| 2 | Icelandic | strætisvagn | bus (generally one driving within a city or nearby, not long-distance) |
| 3 | Icelandic | vagn | cart, wagon, carriage |
| 4 | Old Norse | vagn | cart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wagnaz | cart, wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵʰnos | wagon, primitive carriage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |