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Where does “stapeln” come from?

stapeln (German) comes from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

stapeln (German): to pile up; to stack

Definitions

  1. to pile up; to stack

Ancestry of “stapeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-enA suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A...
2Middle High German-en—
3Old High German-īn—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “stapeln”

  • staple
  • stapelbar
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