Where does “stell” come from?

stell (English) comes from Middle English stellen, from Old English stellan, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stell (English): To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop,...

Definitions

  1. To place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop,...

Ancestry of “stell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstellen
2Old Englishstellanto set, to place
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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