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

Definitions

  1. chair, seat; throne

Ancestry of “stoel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstuolchair, seat
2Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
3Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stoel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz →