Where does “jägarstenålder” come from?

jägarstenålder (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stenalder, from Danish Sten, from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- — to stand.

jägarstenålder (Swedish): Paleolithic

Definitions

  1. Paleolithic

Ancestry of “jägarstenålder”, step by step

jägarstenålder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stenalder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstenalderthe Stone Age
2DanishStenstone
3SwedishStena stone; a rock
4Old Swedishstenstone
5Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
6Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
7Proto-Germanicstainazstone
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Swedish jägare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjägarea hunter
2Swedishjagato hunt; to chase down prey
3Old Norsejaga—
4Middle Low Germanjāgento hunt, to chase
5Old Saxonjagōnto hunt
6Proto-West Germanicjagōnto hunt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →