Where does “stansa” come from?
stansa (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stanse, from Middle Norwegian stanza, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stansa (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of stanse:
## simple past
## past...
Definitions
- inflection of stanse:
## simple past
## past...
Ancestry of “stansa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stanse | to stop, halt |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | stanza | to stop |
| 3 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |