Where does “étalage” come from?
étalage (French) comes from French étaler, from French étal, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah- — to stand.
étalage (French): display; window display, window dressing
Definitions
- display; window display, window dressing
Ancestry of “étalage”, step by step
étalage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French étaler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étaler | to spread, spread out; to spread, smear; to... |
| 2 | French | étal | stall; butcher's block |
| 3 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 5 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Medieval Latin stallagium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | stallagium | — |