Where does “tool” come from?

tool (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German stôl, from Old Saxon stōl, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

tool (Estonian): chair

Definitions

  1. chair

Ancestry of “tool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstôl—
2Old Saxonstōlchair, seat
3Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
4Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “tool”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz →