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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Swedish stapeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstapeln
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →