Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “etage” come from?

etage (Danish) comes from French étage, from Old French estage, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

etage (Danish): storey, story, floor; deck

Definitions

  1. storey, story, floor; deck

Ancestry of “etage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétagefloor, storey; stage, division of a geological...
2Old Frenchestagehouse; dwelling; lodging; room; house; building;...
3Old Frenchesterto be; to stay; to remain
4Latinstō—
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “etage”

  • tagetage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →