Where does “tørkestativ” come from?
tørkestativ (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stativ, from Latin stativus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
tørkestativ (Norwegian Nynorsk): a clothes airer or clotheshorse; a clothesline or...
Definitions
- a clothes airer or clotheshorse; a clothesline or...
Ancestry of “tørkestativ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stativ | a stand, tripod, rack, frame |
| 2 | Latin | stativus | stationary; permanent |
| 3 | Latin | stō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |