Staal

See also: staal, and stål

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Staal.

Proper noun

Staal (plural Staals)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Staal is the 39607^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 555 individuals. Staal is most common among White (92.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahliją. Cognate with German Stahl, Dutch staal, English steel, Swedish stål.

Noun

Staal m

1. (Uri) steel

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.

Hunsrik

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-West Germanic *stahl, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą, from Proto-Indo-European *stek-.

Cognate with German Stahl and Luxembourgish Stol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɔːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːl
• Hyphenation: Staal

Noun

Staal m (plural Steel)

1. (uncountable) steel
2. sharpener

Derived terms

• Staalaarveter

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stall, from *stallaz (“stall”). Compare the Föhr-Amrum form below.

Noun

Staal m (plural Staaler)

1. (Sylt) table

See also

• boosel (Föhr-Amrum), scheew (Mooring)