*stahlą

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚺᛚᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑx.lɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

steel

Etymology

From *stahlaz, *stahalaz (‘firm, fast’), from Proto-Indo-European *stek- (‘to be firm, stand fast’). Cognate with Old Prussian pannu-staclan (‘fire-striker’); an additional connection to Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀 (staxra) (staxra, ‘strong’) is tenuous.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	stahlą	stahlō
Acc.	stahlą	stahlō
Gen.	stahlas, stahlis	stahlǫ̂
Dat.	stahlai	stahlamaz
Inst.	stahlō	stahlamiz
Voc.	stahlą	stahlō

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Descendants

*stahl (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - stjaol (Limburgish)
    - stoal (West Flemish)
*stahl (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - staal (Dutch)
      - staal (Negerhollands)
      - stal, staal (Papiamentu)
*stahl (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - staal (Dutch)
      - staal (Afrikaans)
        
        isitali (Xhosa)
*stahl (Proto-West Germanic)
- stahal, stāl (Old High German)
  - stahel, stāl, stachel, stagel (Middle High German)
    - Staal (Alemannic German)
    - Stahl (German)
    - Staal (Hunsrik)
    - Stol (Luxembourgish)
    - שטאָל (shtol) (Yiddish)
*stahl (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stāl (Old Saxon)
  - stâl (Middle Low German)
    - Stahl (German Low German)
    - staal (Low German)
    - Stol (Plautdietsch)
*stahlī (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - stjaol (Limburgish)
    - stoal (West Flemish)
*stahlī (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - staal (Dutch)
      - staal (Negerhollands)
      - stal, staal (Papiamentu)
*stahlī (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāl (Old Dutch)
  - stâel (Middle Dutch)
    - staal (Dutch)
      - staal (Afrikaans)
        
        isitali (Xhosa)
*stahlī (Proto-West Germanic)
- stahal, stāl (Old High German)
  - stahel, stāl, stachel, stagel (Middle High German)
    - Staal (Alemannic German)
    - Stahl (German)
    - Staal (Hunsrik)
    - Stol (Luxembourgish)
    - שטאָל (shtol) (Yiddish)
*stahlī (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stāl (Old Saxon)
  - stâl (Middle Low German)
    - Stahl (German Low German)
    - staal (Low German)
    - Stol (Plautdietsch)
stál (Old Norse)
- stål (Danish)
- stą̊l (Elfdalian)
- stál (Faroese)
- stál (Icelandic)
- stål (Norwegian)
stál (Old Norse)
- stāl (Old Swedish)
  - stål (Swedish)
*stālē (Proto-Samic)

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