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
Ancestry of “geruststellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | stellen | to position; place; to state, to put forward; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stellen | |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stellen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |