Where does “sommarsolstånd” come from?

sommarsolstånd (Swedish) comes from Swedish solstånd, from Swedish stånd, from Swedish stå, from Old Swedish stā, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sommarsolstånd (Swedish): summer solstice

Definitions

  1. summer solstice

Ancestry of “sommarsolstånd”, step by step

sommarsolstånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish solstånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsolståndsolstice
2Swedishstånderection; estate, social standing, social class;...
3Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
4Old Swedishstā—
5Old Norsestandato stand
6Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Swedish sommar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsommara summer
2Old Norsesumarsummer
3Proto-Germanicsumarazsummer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥m-aro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-h₂-ó-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansemh₂-summer, year
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →