Where does “milsten” come from?
milsten (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.
milsten (Swedish): a milestone made of stone
Definitions
- a milestone made of stone
Ancestry of “milsten”, step by step
milsten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Sten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Sten | a stone; a rock |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sten | stone |
| 3 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Swedish mil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mil | Unit of length, equal to 10,000 meters; Unit of... |
| 2 | Latin | millia | nominative plural of mīlle; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |