Where does “stōl” come from?

stōl (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stōl, from Proto-Germanic stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stōl (Old English): chair, seat, throne

Definitions

  1. chair, seat, throne

Ancestry of “stōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stōlstool, chair
2Proto-Germanicstōlazstool; throne; chair
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stōl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōlaz →