Where does “seinstelsel” come from?

seinstelsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch stelsel, 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.

seinstelsel (Dutch): the complete system of railway signals

Definitions

  1. the complete system of railway signals

Ancestry of “seinstelsel”, step by step

seinstelsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stelsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstelselsystem
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

via Dutch sein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchseinsignal
2Old Frenchseigne—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Dutch stellen →