Where does “jernstang” come from?
jernstang (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.
jernstang (Norwegian Bokmål): an iron (or steel) bar
Definitions
- an iron (or steel) bar
Ancestry of “jernstang”, step by step
jernstang 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- | — |