Where does “stollen” come from?

stollen (English) comes from German Stollen, from Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo, from Proto-Germanic stullô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

stollen (English): A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas...

Definitions

  1. A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas...

Ancestry of “stollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStollengallery; tunnel; stud; cleat; stollen
2Middle High Germanstollegallery, adit
3Old High Germanstolloleg, prop
4Proto-Germanicstullôsupport, post
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →