Where does “stahel” come from?

stahel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, 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.

stahel (Middle High German): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “stahel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstahal—
2Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stahel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →