Where does “etappvis” come from?

etappvis (Swedish) comes from Swedish etapp, from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal, from Old Swedish stapul — to stand still.

etappvis (Swedish): partially, piecewise, one stretch of road at a...

Definitions

  1. partially, piecewise, one stretch of road at a...

Ancestry of “etappvis”, step by step

etappvis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish etapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishetappa piece of road, a phase of a project, a leg of a...
2Frenchétapestage, stop; leg; step, stage
3Middle Frenchestappe
4Old Frenchestaplemarketplace
5Dutchstapelpile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,...
6Middle Dutchstapelpillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market
7Old Dutchstapal
8Old Swedishstapul
9Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

via Swedish vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviswise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulazEvery word from Old Swedish stapul