Etymology

stull

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Today it means: A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish or to protect miners from falling stones. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *stullô ← Middle High German stolle
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  1. Middle High German · derived fromstolle
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*stullô“support, post, beam”
  3. English todaystull

Related to German Stollen (“stull”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stullô (“support, post, beam”), but its route into English is uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German stolle. Doublet of stollen. Compare also stum.

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