Where does “nollställe” come from?
nollställe (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställe, 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.
nollställe (Swedish): a zero
Ancestry of “nollställe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | ställe | a place, a location, a position; a home , a farm,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stellen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | stellian | to place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |