Where does “någonstans” come from?
någonstans (Swedish) comes from Swedish stans, from Swedish städ, from Old Swedish stæþ, from Old Norse steði, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
någonstans (Swedish): somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place
Definitions
- somewhere, anywhere; in, at or to any place
Ancestry of “någonstans”, step by step
någonstans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish stans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stans | Punch, a medical tool to sample skin pieces for... |
| 2 | Swedish | städ | anvil |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stæþ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | steði | anvil |
| 5 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish någon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | någon | any |