Where does “toppetasje” come from?
toppetasje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk etasje, from French étage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
toppetasje (Norwegian Nynorsk): top floor
Ancestry of “toppetasje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | etasje | a floor; a storey or story |
| 2 | French | étage | floor, storey; stage, division of a geological... |
| 3 | Old French | estage | house; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;... |
| 4 | Old French | ester | to be; to stay; to remain |
| 5 | Latin | stō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |