An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Stadel

by Friedrich Kluge

Stadel, masculine, ‘barn,’ from the equivalent Middle High German stadel, Old High German stadal, masculine; an old derivative of the Aryan root stā̆, ‘to stand,’ properly signifying ‘standing-place’; compare Latin stabulum, ‘stable,’ allied to stare, ‘to stand,’ Sanscrit sthâtra, ‘standing-place,’ allied to sthâ, ‘to stand.’ Compare Scheune also.