Where does “levested” come from?
levested (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sted, from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
levested (Norwegian Bokmål): a habitat
Definitions
- a habitat
Ancestry of “levested”, step by step
levested traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sted
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sted | a place |
| 2 | Danish | sted | place; spot; passage, text |
| 3 | Old Danish | stath | place, spot; town, city |
| 4 | Old Norse | staðr | a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Danish leve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | leve | to live, be alive; cheers; indefinite plural of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lifa | to live; to be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Norwegian Bokmål leve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | leve | to live |