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Where does “stabel” come from?

stabel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish stabel, from Middle Low German stāpel, from Old Saxon stapol, from Old Swedish stapul, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑.

stabel (Norwegian Bokmål): a stack or pile

Definitions

  1. a stack or pile

Ancestry of “stabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstabel—
2Middle Low Germanstāpel—
3Old Saxonstapol—
4Old Swedishstapul—
5Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑—

Words derived from “stabel”

  • stable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →