Where does “beställa” come from?
beställa (Swedish) comes from German bestellen, from German stellen, from Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
beställa (Swedish): to order
Definitions
- to order
Ancestry of “beställa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bestellen | to order; to order to come, to summon; to reserve |
| 2 | German | stellen | to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |