Where does “stellen” come from?

stellen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

Ancestry of “stellen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	stalljan	to put, to place
2	Proto-Indo-European	stel-	to put, to place; to locate

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