Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “stel” come from?

stel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stellen, from Old Dutch stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stel (Dutch): couple, pair; group, set, collection; a couple ,...

Definitions

  1. couple, pair; group, set, collection; a couple ,...

Ancestry of “stel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstellen
2Old Dutchstellen—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “stel”

  • treinstel
  • bankstel
  • drumstel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →