Where does “stable” come from?

stable (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stabel, 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‑ — to stand still.

stable (Norwegian Bokmål): to stack, pile

Definitions

  1. to stack, pile

Ancestry of “stable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstabela stack or pile
2Danishstabela stack, pile
3Middle Low Germanstāpel—
4Old Saxonstapol—
5Old Swedishstapul—
6Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Swedish stapul →