Where does “gangstol” come from?

gangstol (Old English) comes from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gangstol (Old English): A stool or seat of a privy; a toilet seat

Definitions

  1. A stool or seat of a privy; a toilet seat

Ancestry of “gangstol”, step by step

gangstol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
2Proto-Germanic*gang
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Old English stōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstōlchair, seat, throne
2Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
3Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz