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Where does “stellen” come from?

stellen (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.

stellen (Dutch): to position; place; to state, to put forward; to...

Definitions

  1. to position; place; to state, to put forward; to...

Ancestry of “stellen”, 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 “stellen”

  • pensioenstelsel
  • ontstellen
  • maag-darmstelsel
  • bijstellen
  • vaststellen
  • stelkunde
  • instellen
  • instelling
  • terechtstellen
  • terechtstelling
  • melkwegstelsel
  • geruststellen
  • blootstellen
  • blootstelling
  • scherpstellen
  • verstellen
  • herstellen
  • belangstelling
  • samenstellen
  • terugstellen
  • zonnestelsel
  • stelsel
  • sterrenstelsel
  • herstelbetaling
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