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Where does “stel” come from?

stel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stirder, from Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European ster — strong, steady.

stel (Swedish): stiff, unbending, inflexible; very strict and...

Definitions

  1. stiff, unbending, inflexible; very strict and...

Ancestry of “stel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstirder—
2Old Norsestirðr—
3Proto-Germanicsterþjaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterstrong, steady
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