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Where does “stóll” come from?

stóll (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stóll, from Ancient Greek στόλος, from Ancient Greek στέλλω, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

stóll (Icelandic): chair

Definitions

  1. chair

Ancestry of “stóll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestólla stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;...
2Ancient Greekστόλοςexpedition; army, fleet, troop
3Ancient GreekστέλλωI make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I...
4Ancient Greek-ός—
5Proto-Hellenic*-os—
6Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “stóll”

  • hjólastóll
  • dómstóll
  • ruggustóll
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