stellen

German (Berlin)

[ˈʃtɛln̩]

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwands stands as opposed to being setzen (gesetzt), legen (gelegt)
  • (reflexive) to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront
  • (transitive) to feign, to simulate, to pretend

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stellen inherited from Old High German stellen inherited from *stalljan (position, put) derived from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad), *stel- (put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stel-

Gloss

put, place, locate, stand, post, set, stalk, broaden, trunk, broad

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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