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Where does “stangspring” come from?

stangspring (Danish) comes from Danish stang, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

stangspring (Danish): pole vault

Definitions

  1. pole vault

Ancestry of “stangspring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstangbar; rod; pole
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticus—
5Latinstāns—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →