Where does “klappersten” come from?

klappersten (Swedish) comes from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

klappersten (Swedish): rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)

Definitions

  1. rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)

Ancestry of “klappersten”, step by step

klappersten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Sten

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

via Swedish klapper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklapperclatter (repeated, short, sharp, non-reverbant sounds)

Words derived from “klappersten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →