Where does “stëllen” come from?
stëllen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.
stëllen (Luxembourgish): to breastfeed, to nurse; inflection of stëll: ##...
Definitions
- to breastfeed, to nurse; inflection of stëll: ##...
Ancestry of “stëllen”, step by step
stëllen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German stellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Old High German stillen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | stillen | — |