Where does “Außenstelle” come from?

Außenstelle (German) comes from German Stelle, from German Stellen, from Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Außenstelle (German): branch office, field office business office that is geographically separate from the headquarters of the business

Definitions

  1. branch office, field office business office that is geographically separate from the headquarters of the business

Ancestry of “Außenstelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStelleplace, stead, location, position, lieu; position...
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old High German stellen →