An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Stolle

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Stolle

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Stolle.

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2626362An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — StolleJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Stolle, feminine, Stollen, masculine, ‘prop, post, gallery (of a mine),’ from Middle High German stolle, Old High German stollo, masculine, ‘support, post.’ Derived, like Stall, stellen, and still, from the root stal, which appears also in Sanscrit sthûṇâ. The latter points, like Old High German stollo (from *stolno-), to Aryan stelnâ, ‘post’; for ll from ln compare voll and Wolle.