Where does “etalage” come from?
etalage (Dutch) comes from French étalage, from French étaler, from French étal, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą — to stand.
etalage (Dutch): window dressing
Definitions
- window dressing
Ancestry of “etalage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étalage | display; window display, window dressing |
| 2 | French | étaler | to spread, spread out; to spread, smear; to... |
| 3 | French | étal | stall; butcher's block |
| 4 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |