Where does “målestokk” come from?

målestokk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk måle, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

målestokk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a yardstick; scale

Definitions

  1. a yardstick; scale

Ancestry of “målestokk”, step by step

målestokk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk måle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmåleto paint; to measure
2Old Norsemálato grind
3Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
4Old Saxon*mālōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
6Proto-Albanianmelanablack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Norwegian Nynorsk stokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstokkstokk dauv - stone deaf; stokk konservativ -...
2Old Norsestokkrtree-trunk
3Proto-Germanicstukkazstick; beam; post; stump
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →