Where does “tørkestativ” come from?

tørkestativ (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stativ, from Latin stativus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

tørkestativ (Norwegian Bokmål): a clothes airer or clotheshorse; a clothesline or...

Definitions

  1. a clothes airer or clotheshorse; a clothesline or...

Ancestry of “tørkestativ”, step by step

tørkestativ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stativ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstativa stand, tripod, rack, frame
2Latinstativusstationary; permanent
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Bokmål tørke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltørkea drought; to dry; to wipe
2Old Norseþurrdry
3Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →