Where does “stoppestad” come from?

stoppestad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stad, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stoppestad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stop for buses, trams or trains, a stopping place

Definitions

  1. a stop for buses, trams or trains, a stopping place

Ancestry of “stoppestad”, step by step

stoppestad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstadplace; city, town; situation
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk stoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskstoppeAlternative form of stoppa
2Low Germanstoppento stop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →