An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Stelle

by Friedrich Kluge

Stelle, f., ‘place, spot, situation, office,’ from MidHG. stal, m., ‘standing-place’ (comp. Stall), or more probably a recent derivative of stellen, MidHG. and OHG. stęllen, ‘to put up, erect, fix, establish,’ a denominate of Teut. stallo-, ‘standing place,’ discussed under Stall. From the Aryan root stel, ‘to stand’ (an extended form of Aryan stā̆, see stehen), comp. Stuhl and Stiel, and especially Gr. στέλλω, ‘to put, send,’ στόλος, ‘expedition,’ Sans. sthûna (for sthulṇa), ‘pillar,’ sthal, ‘to stand firm.’ To this word stillen and Stolle are also allied.