Where does “stell” come from?

stell (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic Stella, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

stell (Icelandic): service set of matching dishes or untensils

Definitions

  1. service set of matching dishes or untensils

Ancestry of “stell”, step by step

stell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic Stella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicStellaA female nickname
2Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
3Proto-Italicstērolāstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Danish stel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstelchassis, skeleton, frame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →