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