Where does “stavědlo” come from?

stavědlo (Czech) comes from Czech stavět, from Old Czech stavěti, from Proto-Slavic *stavľati — to place, put.

stavědlo (Czech): interlocking, signal box

Definitions

  1. interlocking, signal box

Ancestry of “stavědlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstavětto build
2Old Czechstavětito build
3Proto-Slavic*stavľatito place, put
Every word from Proto-Slavic *stavľati →Every word from Old Czech stavěti →Every word from Czech stavět →