Where does “geruststellen” come from?

geruststellen (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.

geruststellen (Dutch): to put at ease, reassure

Definitions

  1. to put at ease, reassure

Ancestry of “geruststellen”, step by step

geruststellen 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 gerust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgerustat ease; free of anxiety, without fear or worry

Words derived from “geruststellen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old Dutch stellen