Where does “ställvis” come from?

ställvis (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.

ställvis (Swedish): in some places

Definitions

  1. in some places

Ancestry of “ställvis”, step by step

ställvis 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 vis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishviswise; a way; manner in which something is done or...
2Old Norsevíswise, knowing
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →