Where does “*stahl” come from?

*stahl (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

*stahl (Proto-West Germanic): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “*stahl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
2Proto-Germanicstah-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “*stahl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →