Where does “Ста́лин” come from?
Ста́лин (Russian) comes from Russian сталь, from Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch stāl, from Old Dutch stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahlą — to stand.
Ста́лин (Russian): Stalin
Definitions
- Stalin
Ancestry of “Ста́лин”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | сталь | steel |
| 2 | Dutch | staal | steel; sample |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stael | — |
| 4 | Old French | estal | position, place, site; stall, stable |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | stal | standing; market stall; stable |
| 6 | Old Dutch | stāl | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stahal | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |