Where does “Stalinorgel” come from?
Stalinorgel (German) comes from German Stalin, from Russian Ста́лин, from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl — to stand.
Stalinorgel (German): Katyusha type of artillery rocket launcher; Stalin's organ
Definitions
- Katyusha type of artillery rocket launcher; Stalin's organ
Ancestry of “Stalinorgel”, step by step
Stalinorgel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stalin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stalin | Stalin assumed name of Soviet ruler, Joseph Stalin, né Djugashvili |
| 2 | Russian | Ста́лин | Stalin |
| 3 | Russian | сталь | steel |
| 4 | Dutch | staal | steel; sample |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stael | — |
| 6 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 9 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German orgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | orgel | inflection of orgeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | orgel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | orgela | — |
| 4 | Latin | organa | an organ; nominative plural of organum;... |
| 5 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |