Where does “stal” come from?

stal (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stal (Middle Dutch): standing; market stall; stable

Definitions

  1. standing; market stall; stable

Ancestry of “stal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstāl—
2Old Dutchstahal—
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →