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Where does “stapelen” come from?

stapelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Low German stapelen, from Old Saxon stapol, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.

Ancestry of “stapelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstapelen—
2Old Saxonstapol—
3Old Swedishstapul—
4Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑—

Words derived from “stapelen”

  • stapelen
  • stapelbed
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