Where does “stal” come from?

stal (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German stahel, 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.

Ancestry of “stal”, step by step

stal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German stahel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstahelsteel
2Old High Germanstahal—
3Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
4Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
5Proto-Germanicstah-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old High German stal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstalstall", "standing place; location, stall
2Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “stal”

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