Where does “stapel” come from?

stapel (Swedish) comes from Old Norse stǫpull, from Proto-Germanic stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stapel (Swedish): a stack, a pile; a bar; a dock and slipway

Definitions

  1. a stack, a pile; a bar; a dock and slipway

Ancestry of “stapel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫpullsteeple, tower
2Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stapel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stapulaz →Every word from Old Norse stǫpull →
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