Where does “belangstellen” come from?

belangstellen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stellen, from Middle Dutch stellen, from Old Dutch stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

belangstellen (Dutch): to be interested

Definitions

  1. to be interested

Ancestry of “belangstellen”, step by step

belangstellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
2Middle Dutchstellen
3Old Dutchstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Dutch belang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelanginterest, concern; importance, significance
2Middle Dutchbelanc—
3Middle High Germanbelangen—
4Old High Germanbelangēn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Dutch stellen →