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Where does “stål” come from?

stål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stål (Norwegian Nynorsk): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “stål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestálsteel
2Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
3Proto-Germanicstah-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stål”

  • ståltau
  • stålnett
  • stålverk
  • stålbørste
  • stålorm
  • stålkabel
  • stålull
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