Where does “vogarstöng” come from?

vogarstöng (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stöng, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

vogarstöng (Icelandic): lever

Definitions

  1. lever

Ancestry of “vogarstöng”, step by step

vogarstöng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stöng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstöngpole, staff; rod
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticustired
5Latinstānsstanding
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Icelandic vog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvogscales; balance; a Libra
2Old Norsevágbalance, scales; weight
3Proto-Germanicwēgōscales; weight
4Proto-Germanicweganąto move, to carry; to weigh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →