Where does “åtseletar” come from?

åtseletar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk etar, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

åtseletar (Norwegian Nynorsk): scavenger

Definitions

  1. scavenger

Ancestry of “åtseletar”, step by step

åtseletar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk etar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsketareater
2Latinstōto stand
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk åtsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskåtselcarrion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →