Where does “stell” come from?

stell (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.

stell (German): singular imperative of stellen

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of stellen

Ancestry of “stell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstellento put, to place, to position, so that it...
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- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old High German stellen →