Where does “gå av stapeln” come from?
gå av stapeln (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.
gå av stapeln (Swedish): to take place (of a larger event)
Definitions
- to take place (of a larger event)
Ancestry of “gå av stapeln”, step by step
gå av stapeln traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gå | go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gā | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 4 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | to bark |
via Swedish av
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | av | from; starting at; by |
| 2 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Swedish stapeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stapeln |