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‑ — to stand still.

Ancestry of “stapelen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stapelen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulazEvery word from Old Swedish stapul