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 (to sit on)

Definitions

  1. a chair (to sit on)

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

Words derived from “stuhl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz →