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

Definitions

  1. to stop, halt

Ancestry of “stanse”, step by step

stanse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Norwegian stanza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Norwegianstanzato stop
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German stanzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstanzento press; to punch; to stamp

Words derived from “stanse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →