An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stadel

by Friedrich Kluge

Stadel, m., ‘barn,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stadel, OHG. stadal, m.; an old derivative of the Aryan root stā̆, ‘to stand,’ prop. signifying ‘standing-place’; comp. Lat. stabulum, ‘stable,’ allied to stare, ‘to stand,’ Sans. sthâtra, ‘standing-place,’ allied to sthâ, ‘to stand.’ Comp. Scheune also.