Where does “сталь” come from?

сталь (Russian) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic stah- — to stand.

сталь (Russian): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “сталь”, step by step

сталь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch staal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaalsteel; sample
2Middle Dutchstael—
3Old Frenchestalposition, place, site; stall, stable
4Middle Dutchstalstanding; market stall; stable
5Old Dutchstāl—
6Old Dutchstahal—
7Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
8Proto-Germanicstah-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German Stahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStahlsteel

Words derived from “сталь”

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