Stuhl

German (Berlin)

/ʃtuːl/

noun
Definitions
  • a chair (to sit on)
  • a chair (professorship)
  • (euphemism) feces, stool

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stuol inherited from Old High German stuol inherited from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz (chair, throne, stool) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

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Kanji

立

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