Where does “armstoel” come from?
armstoel (Dutch) comes from Dutch stoel, from Middle Dutch stoel, from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
armstoel (Dutch): armchair
Definitions
- armchair
Ancestry of “armstoel”, step by step
armstoel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stoel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stoel | A chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stoel | chair, seat; throne |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stuol | chair, seat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | stool, chair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch arm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | arm | arm; branch; poor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | arm | arm; poor, having few possessions; unfortunate,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | arm | arm; poor |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arm | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |