Where does “stål” come from?

stål (Swedish) comes 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.

stål (Swedish): steel; a tool of steel

Definitions

  1. steel; a tool of steel

Ancestry of “stål”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestálsteel
2Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
3Proto-Germanicstah-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stål”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →