Where does “Stolwierk” come from?

Stolwierk (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Stol, from Middle High German stal, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk- — to stand.

Stolwierk (Luxembourgish): steelworks

Definitions

  1. steelworks

Ancestry of “Stolwierk”, step by step

Stolwierk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Stol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStolsteel
2Middle High Germanstal—
3Middle High Germanstahelsteel
4Old High Germanstahal—
5Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
6Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
7Proto-Germanicstah-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Luxembourgish Wierk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWierkwork, achievement; work; works, factory
2Middle High Germanwercwork
3Old High Germanwercwork
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →