Where does “Leckstelle” come from?

Leckstelle (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.

Leckstelle (German): leakage point

Definitions

  1. leakage point

Ancestry of “Leckstelle”, step by step

Leckstelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stelle

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

via German leck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleckleaky
2Middle Low Germanleck
3Middle Low Germanleckento leak
4Old Saxonlekkian
5Proto-GermaniclakjanąTo cause to wet; moisten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old High German stellen