Where does “rostfritt stål” come from?

rostfritt stål (Swedish) comes from Swedish stål, from Old Norse stál, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

rostfritt stål (Swedish): stainless steel

Definitions

  1. stainless steel

Ancestry of “rostfritt stål”, step by step

rostfritt stål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstålsteel; a tool of steel
2Old Norsestálsteel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Swedish rostfritt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrostfritt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →