Where does “lyktstolpe” come from?

lyktstolpe (Swedish) comes from Swedish stolpe, from Old Swedish stolpe, from Old Norse stolpi, from Proto-Germanic *stulpô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

lyktstolpe (Swedish): a lamppost

Definitions

  1. a lamppost

Ancestry of “lyktstolpe”, step by step

lyktstolpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stolpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstolpea pole, a post; a pale; a post
2Old Swedishstolpe—
3Old Norsestolpibeam, girder; pillar
4Proto-Germanic*stulpôpost, pole, column
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish lykta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyktaa lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse...
2Middle Low Germanluchte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stulpô →Every word from Old Norse stolpi →