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Where does “fyldestōl” come from?

fyldestōl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic faldistōlaz, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

fyldestōl (Old English): folding-stool

Definitions

  1. folding-stool

Ancestry of “fyldestōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfaldistōlaza folding-stool, folding-chair
2Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “fyldestōl”

  • foldstool
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