Staal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Staal. === Proper noun === Staal (plural Staals) A surname from Dutch. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Staal is the 39607th 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 (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) (uncountable) steel sharpener ==== Derived terms ==== Staalaarveter === References === == North Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian stall, from *stallaz (“stall”). Compare the Föhr-Amrum form below. === Noun === Staal m (plural Staaler) (Sylt) table === See also === boosel (Föhr-Amrum), scheew (Mooring)