Where does “hinstellen” come from?

hinstellen (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.

hinstellen (German): to put down; to describe; to stand; to park

Definitions

  1. to put down; to describe; to stand; to park

Ancestry of “hinstellen”, step by step

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