Where does “Stollen” come from?
Stollen (German) comes from Middle High German stolle, from Old High German stollo, from Proto-Germanic stullô, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
Stollen (German): gallery; tunnel; stud; cleat; stollen
Definitions
- gallery; tunnel; stud; cleat; stollen
Ancestry of “Stollen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | stolle | gallery, adit |
| 2 | Old High German | stollo | leg, prop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stullô | support, post |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
Words derived from “Stollen”