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Where does “stellingname” come from?

stellingname (Dutch) comes from Dutch stelling, from Middle Dutch stellinge.

stellingname (Dutch): the act of taking a position

Definitions

  1. the act of taking a position

Ancestry of “stellingname”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellingposition, configuration; thesis, contention;...
2Middle Dutchstellinge—
Every word from Middle Dutch stellinge →