English
install
Install comes from Medieval Latin īnstallō ‘to install, put in place, establish’, from stallum ‘stall’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to put, to place’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to put, to place’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stallaz‘place, position’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*stall‘stall, position, place’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500stallum‘stall’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500īnstallō‘to install, put in place, establish’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400installer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500installen
- Englishearliest quotation 1861install
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stel-‘to put, to place’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*stallaz‘place, position’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*stall‘stall, position, place’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500stallum‘stall’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500īnstallō‘to install, put in place, establish’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400installer
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500installen
- Englishearliest quotation 1861install
Earliest quotation: 1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley: “My husband rented a small, comfortable house, and I…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to put, to place’
local, location, allow, stole, locate, lieu, stool, apostle, loco, locus, locator, stalk, epistle, locative, stele, apostolate, stela, stolid, stell, 32 more
through Proto-Germanic *stallaz ‘place, position’
Today it means
verb To connect, set up or prepare something for use
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *stel- / install