Where does “matställe” come from?

matställe (Swedish) comes from Swedish mat, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

matställe (Swedish): diner a small and inexpensive type of restaurant

Definitions

  1. diner a small and inexpensive type of restaurant

Ancestry of “matställe”, step by step

matställe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Swedish ställe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställea place, a location, a position
2Middle Low Germanstellen—
3Old Saxonstellianto place
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →