Etymograph

English

stallproof

From stall + -proof.

Formed from stall + -proof

Proto-Indo-European *stel- ‘to place, put, post, stand’

Proto-Germanic *stallaz ‘standing, position, stall, stable’

Old English steall ‘standing place, position’

Middle English stall

English stall

Today it means

adj Resistant to going into a stall.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stallproof”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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