Where does “Hintanstellung” come from?
Hintanstellung (German) comes from German hintanstellen, 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.
Hintanstellung (German): putting back
Definitions
- putting back
Ancestry of “Hintanstellung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hintanstellen | to put back, to order into a posterior position |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |