Where does “stoole” come from?

stoole (English) comes from English stool, from Middle English stool, from Old English stōl, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stoole (English): Obsolete spelling of stool; stool

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of stool; stool

Ancestry of “stoole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstoolA seat, especially for one person and without...
2Middle Englishstool—
3Old Englishstōlchair, seat, throne
4Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
5Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stoole”

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