Where does “stillasbygger” come from?
stillasbygger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stillas, from Dutch stellage, from English stallage, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
stillasbygger (Norwegian Bokmål): a scaffolder
Definitions
- a scaffolder
Ancestry of “stillasbygger”, step by step
stillasbygger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stillas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stillas | scaffolding |
| 2 | Dutch | stellage | scaffold(ing) |
| 3 | English | stallage | The erection and use of a stall at a fair or... |
| 4 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 5 | Middle English | age | The age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is |
| 6 | Old French | aage | age |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 8 | Latin | aetās | the period of a life: lifetime, lifespan |
| 9 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Norwegian Bokmål bygger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bygger | a builder; present of bygge |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | bygge | to build |
| 3 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |