Where does “återställa” come from?
återställa (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
återställa (Swedish): to reset, to restore
Definitions
- to reset, to restore
Ancestry of “återställa”, step by step
återställa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ställa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Swedish åter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | åter | again; back |
| 2 | Old Swedish | āter | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | aptr | back; again |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aftrą | back, backwards; again, once more |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |