Where does “Stohl” come from?
Stohl (German Low German) 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.
Stohl (German Low German): chair
Ancestry of “Stohl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |