Where does “vintersolstånd” come from?

vintersolstånd (Swedish) comes from Swedish solstånd, from Swedish stånd, from Swedish stå, from Old Swedish stā, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

vintersolstånd (Swedish): winter solstice

Definitions

  1. winter solstice

Ancestry of “vintersolstånd”, step by step

vintersolstånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish solstånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsolståndsolstice
2Swedishstånderection; estate, social standing, social class;...
3Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
4Old Swedishstā—
5Old Norsestandato stand
6Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Swedish vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvinterwinter; the coldest of the four seasons; either...
2Old Swedishvinterwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →