Where does “tankeställare” come from?

tankeställare (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, 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.

tankeställare (Swedish): something that makes one think and possibly reevaluate things and change (behavior, etc.); an eye-opener, a wake-up call, food for thought

Definitions

  1. something that makes one think and possibly reevaluate things and change (behavior, etc.); an eye-opener, a wake-up call, food for thought

Ancestry of “tankeställare”, step by step

tankeställare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställato set; to put something down in an upright...
2Old Swedishstællato place upright somewhere
3Middle Low Germanstellen
4Old Saxonstellianto place
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish tanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtankethought
2Old Swedishþanke
3Middle Low Germandanke
4Old Saxonthanc
5Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old Saxon stellian
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