Where does “styl” come from?

styl (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stjǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *staluz, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

styl (Norwegian Nynorsk): lower part of a straw

Definitions

  1. lower part of a straw

Ancestry of “styl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestjǫlrrump, hind part; tail
2Proto-Germanic*staluzpost, stake, stud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *staluz →Every word from Old Norse stjǫlr →