Dutch word stoelgang comes from Dutch gang, Dutch stoel
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| gang | Dutch (nld) | Course. Gait, walk (person's manner of walking or stepping). Hallway, corridor. Journey. Passageway, alley. |
| stoel | Dutch (nld) | (botany) stool, a type of stump. (hence) Any seat, from stool to throne; a dais. (obsolete) confessional chair. (obsolete) fecal stool. (obsolete) todestool. A place of residence, headquarters, powerbase. The base, e.g. platform, on which something rests; something fixed on it, notably a workbench. Chair, sitting furniture, normally mobile and on four legs. |
| stoelgang | Dutch (nld) | One's stool, fecal discharge. |