Where does “stall” come from?

stall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stallr, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.

stall (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stable

Definitions

  1. a stable

Ancestry of “stall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestallra stall, pedestal, shelf
2Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “stall”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stallaz →Every word from Old Norse stallr →
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