Where does “aalstal” come from?

aalstal (Dutch) comes from Dutch stal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.

aalstal (Dutch): An enclosed part of a river or a stream to trap...

Definitions

  1. An enclosed part of a river or a stream to trap...

Ancestry of “aalstal”, step by step

aalstal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstalA stable, a place to keep hoofed animals; A...
2Middle Dutchstalstanding; market stall; stable
3Old Dutchstāl—
4Old Dutchstahal—
5Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
6Proto-Germanicstah-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch aal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaaleel; elver; padre
2Middle Dutchadel—
3Old Dutchathal—
4Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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