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Where does “stall” come from?

Stall derives from Middle English stall, Old English steall, and Proto-Germanic stallaz, which trace back to Proto-Indo-European roots steh₂- and stel- meaning to stand or place.

stall (English): A compartment for a single animal in a stable or...

Definitions

  1. A compartment for a single animal in a stable or...

Ancestry of “stall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstall—
2Old Englishstealla position, especially one that is standing;...
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “stall”

  • stalling
  • bookstall
  • headstall
  • stallholder
  • stallage
  • staller
  • stallkeeper
  • thumbstall
  • laystall
  • stallman
  • choirstall
  • footstall
  • farmstall
  • whipstall
  • buckstall
  • poststall
  • stallfeed
  • stallholding
  • washstall
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