Where does “nödställd” come from?
nödställd (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställd, from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
nödställd (Swedish): in distress or need
Definitions
- in distress or need
Ancestry of “nödställd”, step by step
nödställd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ställd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ställd | speechless |
| 2 | Swedish | ställa | to set; to put something down in an upright... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | stælla | to place upright somewhere |
| 4 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |