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Where does “nonstacking” come from?

nonstacking (English) comes from English stacking, from English stack, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.

nonstacking (English): Not stacking

Definitions

  1. Not stacking

Ancestry of “nonstacking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstackingThe act by which something is stacked; Sport...
2Englishstack"A pile."; A smokestack; "In computing."
3Dutchstapelpile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,...
4Middle Dutchstapelpillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market
5Old Dutchstapal—
6Old Swedishstapul—
7Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →