Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “destool” come from?

destool (English) comes from English stool, from Middle English stool, from Old English stōl, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

destool (English): To remove from power

Definitions

  1. To remove from power

Ancestry of “destool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoolA seat, especially for one person and without...
2Middle Englishstool—
3Old Englishstōlchair, seat, throne
4Proto-West Germanic*stōl—
5Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “destool”

  • destoolment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →