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Where does “stalle” come from?

stalle (Middle English) comes from Old English steall, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

stalle (Middle English): fixed position, stall

Definitions

  1. fixed position, stall

Ancestry of “stalle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstealla position, especially one that is standing;...
2Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
3Proto-West Germanichaimhome
4Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “stalle”

  • stall
  • stalling
  • bookstall
  • headstall
  • stallholder
  • stallage
  • staller
  • stallkeeper
  • thumbstall
  • laystall
  • stallman
  • choirstall
  • footstall
  • farmstall
  • whipstall
  • buckstall
  • poststall
  • stallfeed
  • stallholding
  • washstall
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