Where does “Schaltstelle” come from?

Schaltstelle (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.

Schaltstelle (German): switchpoint, switching point

Definitions

  1. switchpoint, switching point

Ancestry of “Schaltstelle”, step by step

Schaltstelle 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 schalten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-
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