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Where does “Stellung” come from?

Stellung (German) comes 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.

Stellung (German): position

Definitions

  1. position

Ancestry of “Stellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
2Middle High Germanstellen—
3Old High Germanstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “Stellung”

  • Missionarsstellung
  • Wortstellung
  • Sonderstellung
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