Where does “Schwachstelle” come from?
Schwachstelle (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.
Schwachstelle (German): weakness, weak point; vulnerability
Definitions
- weakness, weak point; vulnerability
Ancestry of “Schwachstelle”, step by step
Schwachstelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stelle | place, stead, location, position, lieu; position... |
| 2 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |