Etymology There are very few historic references – a document from 1449 names the area above the tunnels as  " auf den erdstelln "  . Although the modern term uses "Stall" (stable, shed) it is in fact related to "Stelle" (spot, location – cognate to English "stead") along with "Erde" (soil, ground – cognate to English "earth"). The German  " Stollen" ( tunnel in mining  ) has the same origin. Alternative regional names are "Schratzlloch" (Bavaria), "Zwergloch" and "Grufen" (Austria)  that carry the regional names for dwarfs that folk belief has connected them to.
Etymology There are very few historic references – a document from 1449 names the area above the tunnels as (lit., " on the ground " ) . Although the modern term uses (stable, shed) , this stems from the word (spot, location - cognate to the English "stead") , and is combined with (soil, ground - cognate to the English "earth"). The German ( " tunnel in mining " ) has the same origin. Alternative regional names are (Bavaria), and (Austria) , that carry the regional names for dwarfs that folk belief has connected them to.
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auf den erdstelln
on the ground
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"Stall"
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it is in fact related to "Stelle"
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– cognate to
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along with "Erde"
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Stollen" (
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"Schratzlloch"
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"Zwergloch" and "Grufen"
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