Where does “Leerstelle” come from?

Leerstelle (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.

Leerstelle (German): space, gap empty place

Definitions

  1. space, gap empty place

Ancestry of “Leerstelle”, step by step

Leerstelle 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 leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleerempty; singular imperative of leeren;...
2Middle High Germanlēr
3Old High Germanlāriempty
4Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljanEvery word from Old High German stellen