Where does “Reiterstellung” come from?

Reiterstellung (German) comes from German Stellung, 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.

Reiterstellung (German): cowgirl position

Definitions

  1. cowgirl position

Ancestry of “Reiterstellung”, step by step

Reiterstellung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellungposition
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 Reiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiterrider; mounted man-at-arms, cuirassier; tab
2Middle High Germanrîter—
3Old High Germanrîtari—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old High German stellen →
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