Where does “frågeställare” come from?

frågeställare (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.

frågeställare (Swedish): questioner, asker

Definitions

  1. questioner, asker

Ancestry of “frågeställare”, step by step

frågeställare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställato set; to put something down in an upright...
2Old Swedishstællato place upright somewhere
3Middle Low Germanstellen—
4Old Saxonstellianto place
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →