Where does “stapel” come from?

stapel (Middle English) comes from Old English stapol, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stapel (Middle English): post, staff, stake; staple; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. post, staff, stake; staple; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “stapel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstapolbasis; post; trunk of a tree, support, stay;...
2Old Swedishstapul—
3Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stapel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →