Where does “Stuhl” come from?

Stuhl (German) comes from Middle High German stuol, from Old High German stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stuhl (German): a chair; feces, stool

Definitions

  1. a chair; feces, stool

Ancestry of “Stuhl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstuolseat, chair, stool
2Old High Germanstuolchair; seat, bench; throne
3Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
4Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz →
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