Where does “lyktestolpe” come from?

lyktestolpe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stolpe, from Old Norse stolpi, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lyktestolpe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lamp post

Definitions

  1. a lamp post

Ancestry of “lyktestolpe”, step by step

lyktestolpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stolpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstolpea pole or post
2Old Norsestolpibeam, girder; pillar
3Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Norwegian Nynorsk lykt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklykta light, lamp or lantern
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stulpô →Every word from Old Norse stolpi →