Where does “stahlaz” come from?

stahlaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stahlaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →