Where does “stāl” come from?

stāl (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stahal, 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 “stāl”, step by step

stāl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch stahal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstahal—
2Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
3Proto-Germanicstah-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Proto-West Germanic stall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstallstall, stable; place, stead; position, standing
2Proto-Germanicstallazstanding, position, stall, stable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstelǝ-—

Words derived from “stāl”

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