Where does “doelstelling” come from?

doelstelling (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.

doelstelling (Dutch): objective

Definitions

  1. objective

Ancestry of “doelstelling”, step by step

doelstelling 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 doel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoelaim, purpose; destination; goal
2Middle Dutchdoel—
3Old Dutchduola—
4Proto-Germanicdōlijǭsmall valley, hollow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →