Where does “Bürostuhl” come from?
Bürostuhl (German) comes from German Büro, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Bürostuhl (German): office chair
Definitions
- office chair
Ancestry of “Bürostuhl”, step by step
Bürostuhl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büro | office room; a collective or individual working... |
| 2 | French | bureau | desk; office; ticket office |
| 3 | Middle French | burel | — |
| 4 | Old French | burel | frieze; a garment made out of frieze |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via German stuhl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stuhl | a chair (to sit on) |
| 2 | Middle High German | stuol | seat, chair, stool |
| 3 | Old High German | stuol | chair; seat, bench; throne |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | stool, chair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |