stall

stall · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*stel-“to place, put, post, stand”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*stallaz
3. Old English · inherited fromsteall“standing place, position”
4. Middle English · inherited fromstall
5. English todaystall

From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”). Cognate with French étal, Italian stallo, German Stall, Swedish stall.

stall · noun, verb²

1. Middle English · derived fromstalle“fixed position, stall”
2. Old French · derived fromestaler
3. Middle English · inherited fromstallen“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”
4. English todaystall

From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).

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