Where does “stolheis” come from?
stolheis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stol, from Danish stol, from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
stolheis (Norwegian Bokmål): a chairlift
Definitions
- a chairlift
Ancestry of “stolheis”, step by step
stolheis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stol | a chair; imperative of stole |
| 2 | Danish | stol | chair; imperative of stole |
| 3 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |