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Where does “stackless” come from?

stackless (English) comes 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‑.

stackless (English): Without the use of a stack

Definitions

  1. Without the use of a stack

Ancestry of “stackless”, step by step

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