Where does “Stahl” come from?

Stahl (German) comes from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stahl (German): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “Stahl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstahelsteel
2Old High Germanstahal—
3Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
4Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
5Proto-Germanicstah-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Stahl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →
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