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

  1. gallery; tunnel; stud; cleat; stollen

Ancestry of “Stollen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstollegallery, adit
2Old High Germanstolloleg, prop
3Proto-Germanicstullôsupport, post
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “Stollen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →