Where does “Borstal” come from?
Borstal (English) comes from Middle English *borstile, from Old English stiġel, from Proto-West Germanic *stigilu.
Ancestry of “Borstal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | *borstile | — |
| 2 | Old English | stiġel | stile, set of steps for getting over a fence |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *stigilu | — |
Words derived from “Borstal”