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
Ancestry of “tool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stôl | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | stōl | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “tool”