Where does “Lehnstuhl” come from?
Lehnstuhl (German) comes from German stuhl, from Middle High German stuol, from Old High German stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Lehnstuhl (German): easy chair
Ancestry of “Lehnstuhl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | stuhl | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | stuol | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stuol | chair; seat, bench; throne |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |