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

Definitions

  1. a zero

Ancestry of “nollställe”, step by step

nollställe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställea place, a location, a position
2Middle Low Germanstellen—
3Old Saxonstellianto place
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish noll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnollzero
2Latinnūllusno one, none, not any, nothing
3Proto-Italicoinoscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *duō;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →