Where does “Steinsäule” come from?

Steinsäule (German) comes from German Säule, from German sūl, from Old High German sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

Steinsäule (German): a stone column

Definitions

  1. a stone column

Ancestry of “Steinsäule”, step by step

Steinsäule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Säule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäulecolumn, pillar
2Germansūl—
3Old High Germansūlstyle, pole
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via German stein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansteinstone, rock
2Middle High Germansteinstone
3Old High Germansteinstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →
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