Where does “ställning” come from?

ställning (Swedish) comes from Swedish ställa, from Old Swedish stælla, 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.

ställning (Swedish): a stand; posture, a way to keep one's body;...

Definitions

  1. a stand; posture, a way to keep one's body;...

Ancestry of “ställning”, step by step

ställning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ställa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställato set; to put something down in an upright...
2Old Swedishstællato place upright somewhere
3Middle Low Germanstellen—
4Old Saxonstellianto place
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Swedish ning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishning—

Words derived from “ställning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Saxon stellian →