Where does “stålverk” come from?

stålverk (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.

stålverk (Swedish): a steelworks, a steel mill (industrial facility for making and processing steel)

Definitions

  1. a steelworks, a steel mill (industrial facility for making and processing steel)

Ancestry of “stålverk”, step by step

stålverk 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 verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverka work; something which has been accomplished; a...
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →