Where does “stoel” come from?

stoel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stoel, from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stoel (Dutch): A chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting,...

Definitions

  1. A chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting,...

Ancestry of “stoel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstoelchair, seat; throne
2Old Dutchstuolchair, seat
3Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
4Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stoel”

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