Where does “rǫkstóll” come from?
rǫkstóll (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
rǫkstóll (Old Norse): council chair, judgement-seat
Definitions
- council chair, judgement-seat
Ancestry of “rǫkstóll”, step by step
rǫkstóll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse stóll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |