Where does “détaler” come from?
détaler (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.
détaler (French): to make oneself scarce, to scamper , to make off
Definitions
- to make oneself scarce, to scamper , to make off
Ancestry of “détaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |