Where does “stapel” come from?

stapel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stapal, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stapel (Middle Dutch): pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market

Definitions

  1. pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market

Ancestry of “stapel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstapal—
2Old Swedishstapul—
3Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stapel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →