Where does “stabel” come from?

stabel (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stāpel, from Old Saxon stapol, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stabel (Danish): a stack, pile

Definitions

  1. a stack, pile

Ancestry of “stabel”, step by step

stabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German stāpel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstāpel—
2Old Saxonstapol—
3Old Swedishstapul—
4Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

via Old Norse stǫpull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫpullsteeple, tower

Words derived from “stabel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Swedish stapul →