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

stangspring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstangbar; rod; pole
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticustired
5Latinstānsstanding
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Danish spring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspringspring, jump, vault, leap; imperative of springe
2Danishspringejump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,...
3Old Danishspringæ—
4Old Norsespringa—
5Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →