Where does “Stelling” come from?

Stelling (English) comes from Dutch stelling, from Middle Dutch stellinge.

Stelling (English): A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies)

Definitions

  1. A site or position (especially at shoreline or with reference to (former) Dutch colonies)

Ancestry of “Stelling”, step by step

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