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Where does “stahal” come from?

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

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

Words derived from “stahal”

  • stalen
  • staal
  • stalen ros
  • stael
  • stāl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →