Words that come from Proto-Germanic stāną

182 words across 27 languages descend from Proto-Germanic stāną — including stalk, stale, stalking, stalemate, stele, beanstalk, staleness, cornstalk.

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German (63)

English (47)

Swedish (17)

Dutch (13)

Danish (5)

Luxembourgish (4)

Old Dutch (3)

Middle Dutch (3)

Central Franconian (3)

Afrikaans (2)

Middle English (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle High German (2)

Old High German (2)

West Frisian (1)

Faroese (1)

Low German (1)

Old Norse (1)

Portuguese (1)

Spanish (1)

Finnish (1)

Old Danish (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Words from Proto-Germanic stāną — 182 descendants | Etymology Explorer