Where does “stælan” come from?

stælan (Old English) comes from Old Dutch stāl, 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.

stælan (Old English): to establish, found, institute; to continue,...

Definitions

  1. to establish, found, institute; to continue,...

Ancestry of “stælan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstāl—
2Old Dutchstahal—
3Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
4Proto-Germanicstah-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →
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