Where does “ripstol” come from?
ripstol (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Swedish ribbstol, from Swedish stol, from Old Swedish stōl, from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
ripstol (Serbo-Croatian): wall bars, stall bars
Ancestry of “ripstol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ribbstol | wall bars |
| 2 | Swedish | stol | chair |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stōl | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |