Where does “stapel” come from?

stapel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

Ancestry of “stapel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →