steall

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • a position, especially one that is standing; position of affairs, state, condition, standing
  • place, stead
  • a place for cattle, stall, stable
  • fishing ground, place to catch fish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *stallaz (position, place, stall, standing, stable) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up), *stel- (put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stel-

Gloss

put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms