Where does “flaggstang” come from?
flaggstang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stang, 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.
flaggstang (Norwegian Bokmål): a flagpole (a tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown)
Definitions
- a flagpole (a tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown)
Ancestry of “flaggstang”, step by step
flaggstang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stang | a bar, pole, rod, lever, staff, stick, shaft;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 3 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 5 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål flagg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | flagg | a flag |