Where does “etappevis” come from?
etappevis (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Etappe, from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal, from Old Swedish stapul — to stand still.
etappevis (Norwegian Nynorsk): in stages
Definitions
- in stages
Ancestry of “etappevis”, step by step
etappevis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Etappe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Etappe | stage, leg |
| 2 | French | étape | stage, stop; leg; step, stage |
| 3 | Middle French | estappe | — |
| 4 | Old French | estaple | marketplace |
| 5 | Dutch | stapel | pile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | stapel | pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stapal | — |
| 8 | Old Swedish | stapul | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | to stand still |