Where does “geruststelling” come from?

geruststelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch geruststellen, 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.

geruststelling (Dutch): a relief, a reassurance something that puts the mind at ease

Definitions

  1. a relief, a reassurance something that puts the mind at ease

Ancestry of “geruststelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeruststellento put at ease, reassure
2Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
3Middle Dutchstellen
4Old Dutchstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Dutch stellen →