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Where does “ställe” come from?

ställe (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German stellen, from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

ställe (Swedish): a place, a location, a position; a home , a farm,...

Definitions

  1. a place, a location, a position; a home , a farm,...

Ancestry of “ställe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstellen—
2Old Saxonstellianto place
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “ställe”

  • nollställe
  • övergångsställe
  • ställvis
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