staal

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -aːl
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *stak- (“to stay, be firm”). Compare German (deprecated template usage) Stahl, Danish (deprecated template usage) stål, Icelandic (deprecated template usage) stál, also English (deprecated template usage) steel, West Frisian (deprecated template usage) stiel.

Noun

staal n (uncountable)

1. steel

Derived terms

• stalen (“made of steel”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch stael, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (deprecated template usage) estal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *(deprecated template usage) stalo, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *stalô (“staff”). See also (deprecated template usage) steel.

Noun

staal n (plural stalen, diminutive staaltje n)

1. sample

   staal zonder waarde

   worthless sample

Anagrams

• Aalst, laast, slaat