Where does “ståltau” come from?

ståltau (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.

ståltau (Norwegian Bokmål): wire rope

Definitions

  1. wire rope

Ancestry of “ståltau”, step by step

ståltau 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 tau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltaua rope; tau lepton; tau
2Ancient Greekταῦtau, the name for the twentieth letter Τ, τ of...
3Phoenician𐤕taw
4Egyptian𓏴—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →