Where does “milstolpe” come from?
milstolpe (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.
milstolpe (Swedish): a (wooden) milestone
Definitions
- a (wooden) milestone
Ancestry of “milstolpe”, step by step
milstolpe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stolpe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stolpe | a pole, a post; a pale; a post |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stolpe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stolpi | beam, girder; pillar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stulpô | post, pole, column |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
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 | — |