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Where does “stiele” come from?

stiele (Middle English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stahlī, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stiele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stahlī—
2Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
3Proto-Germanicstah-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stiele”

  • style
  • lifestyle
  • stylistic
  • stylish
  • stile
  • styling
  • hairstyle
  • stylesheet
  • stylist
  • stylistically
  • freestyle
  • styloid
  • turnstile
  • stylization
  • stylishly
  • hairstylist
  • stylishness
  • hairstyling
  • oldstyle
  • stylize
  • workstyle
  • stylebook
  • unstylish
  • homestyle
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