Where does “stänga ner” come from?

stänga ner (Swedish) comes from Swedish ner, from Swedish neder, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

stänga ner (Swedish): to shut down (often something that is more involved to shut down)

Definitions

  1. to shut down (often something that is more involved to shut down)

Ancestry of “stänga ner”, step by step

stänga ner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnerdown; in a direction downwards; down; off
2Swedishnederdown, downwards
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Swedish stänga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstängato close, to shut
2Old Norsestengjato bar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →