Where does “stålrør” come from?

stålrør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stål, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stålrør (Norwegian Bokmål): a steel pipe or tube

Definitions

  1. a steel pipe or tube

Ancestry of “stålrør”, step by step

stålrør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstålsteel
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Norwegian Bokmål rør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrørpipe, tube; cane; mess
2Middle Low Germanrōder—
3Old Saxonrōthar—
4Proto-Germanicrōþrąoar; rudder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →