Where does “wieloetapowy” come from?

wieloetapowy (Polish) comes from Polish etap, from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal, from Old Swedish stapul — to stand still.

wieloetapowy (Polish): multistage, multistep

Definitions

  1. multistage, multistep

Ancestry of “wieloetapowy”, step by step

wieloetapowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish etap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishetapstage
2Frenchétapestage, stop; leg; step, stage
3Middle Frenchestappe
4Old Frenchestaplemarketplace
5Dutchstapelpile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,...
6Middle Dutchstapelpillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market
7Old Dutchstapal
8Old Swedishstapul
9Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

via Polish wiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielemany, much, a lot
2Old Polishwielemany, much
3Proto-Slavic*veľьgreat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulazEvery word from Old Swedish stapul