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

  1. a clothes airer or clotheshorse; a clothesline or...

Ancestry of “tørkestativ”, step by step

tørkestativ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stativ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstativa stand, tripod, rack, frame
2Latinstativusstationary; permanent
3Latinstōto stand
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk tørke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktørkea drought; to dry; to wipe
2Old Norseþurkadrought, dryness; towel; to dry, make dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →