Where does “stall” come from?
stall (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse stallr, from Proto-Germanic stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European stelǝ-.
stall (Westrobothnian): a stable
Ancestry of “stall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stallr | a stall, pedestal, shelf |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stallaz | standing, position, stall, stable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stelǝ- | — |