Where does “apstāklis” come from?

apstāklis (Latvian) comes from Latvian stāt — to stop, to halt; to stand, to stop; to stop, to...

apstāklis (Latvian): circumstance phenomenon that exists alongside others and is connected to them

Definitions

  1. circumstance phenomenon that exists alongside others and is connected to them

Ancestry of “apstāklis”, step by step

apstāklis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian stāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstātto stop, to halt; to stand, to stop; to stop, to...

via German Umstand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmstandcircumstance

via Latvian ap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianapround, around; by, near, about; about, around
Every word from Latvian stāt