Where does “щолен” come from?

щолен (Bulgarian) comes from German Stollen, from Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo, from Proto-Germanic stullô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

щолен (Bulgarian): stollen a German Christmas cake

Definitions

  1. stollen a German Christmas cake

Ancestry of “щолен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStollengallery; tunnel; stud; cleat; stollen
2Middle High Germanstollegallery, adit
3Old High Germanstolloleg, prop
4Proto-Germanicstullôsupport, post
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
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