Where does “stenkross” come from?

stenkross (Swedish) comes from Swedish Sten, from Old Swedish sten, from Old Norse Steinn, from Proto-Norse ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stenkross (Swedish): crusher machine that crushes rocks

Definitions

  1. crusher machine that crushes rocks

Ancestry of “stenkross”, step by step

stenkross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Sten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishStena stone; a rock
2Old Swedishstenstone
3Old NorseSteinna stone, boulder, rock
4Proto-Norseᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Swedish kross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrosscrusher machine that crushes
2Swedishkrossato crush; to press or bruise between two hard bodies until the point of breaking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →