Where does “stāpel” come from?

stāpel (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stapol, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Ancestry of “stāpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonstapol—
2Old Swedishstapul—
3Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stāpel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Swedish stapul →