Where does “стальной” come from?
стальной (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.
стальной (Russian): steel
Definitions
- steel
Ancestry of “стальной”, 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 |