Hyphenation
in·stallTurkish pronunciation
înstôlSynonyms
build in,
ensconce,
fix,
fix up,
furnish,
inaugurate,
induct,
instate,
institute,
introduce,
invest,
lay,
line,
lodge,
placePronunciation
/ənˈstôl/ /ɪnˈstɔːl/
Etymology
(transitive verb.) 15th century. From Middle English installen, from Medieval Latin installō (“to install, put in place, establish”), from in- + stallum (“stall”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *stall (“stall, position, place”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz (“place, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stelǝ-, *stAlǝn-, *stAlǝm- (“stem, trunk”). Cognate with Old High German stal (“location, stall”), Old English steall (“position, stall”), Old English onstellan (“to institute, create, originate, establish, give the example of”), Middle High German anstalt (“institute”), German anstellen (“to conduct, employ”), German einstellen (“to set, adjust, position”), Dutch aanstellen (“to appoint, commission, institute”), Dutch instellen (“to set up, establish”). More at in, stall.