English
Stapel
Stapel comes from German Stapel ‘stack, batch’, from Proto-West Germanic *stapul ‘pillar, post, basis, foundation’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stapulaz‘pillar, post’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stapul‘pillar, post, basis, foundation’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200stapol
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600stāpel
- Germanc. 1650–presentStapel‘stack, batch’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stapulaz‘pillar, post’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*stapul‘pillar, post, basis, foundation’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200stapol
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600stāpel
- Germanc. 1650–presentStapel‘stack, batch’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stapulaz / Stapel