Where does “Beichtstull” come from?

Beichtstull (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Stull, 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.

Beichtstull (Luxembourgish): confessional

Definitions

  1. confessional

Ancestry of “Beichtstull”, step by step

Beichtstull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Stull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStullchair
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

via Luxembourgish Beicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBeichtconfession
2Old High Germanbigiht
3Proto-Germanicjihtizstatement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis
4Proto-Germanicjehanąto speak, say, express
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyék-e-ti
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂losEvery word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz
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