Where does “bestuhlen” come from?
bestuhlen (German) comes from German stuhl, 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.
bestuhlen (German): to furnish with chairs
Definitions
- to furnish with chairs
Ancestry of “bestuhlen”, step by step
bestuhlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stuhl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stuhl | a chair (to sit on) |
| 2 | Middle High German | stuol | seat, chair, stool |
| 3 | Old High German | stuol | chair; seat, bench; throne |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | stool, chair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |