Where does “stoel” come from?
stoel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stuol, from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stoel (Middle Dutch): chair, seat; throne
Ancestry of “stoel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | stuol | chair, seat |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “stoel”