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Where does “stooly” come from?

stooly (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.

stooly (English): Alternative spelling of stoolie

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of stoolie

Ancestry of “stooly”, step by step

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