Where does “stangtennis” come from?
stangtennis (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.
stangtennis (Danish): tetherball
Definitions
- tetherball
Ancestry of “stangtennis”, step by step
stangtennis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stang | bar; rod; pole |
| 2 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 3 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 5 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Danish tennis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tennis | tennis |
| 2 | English | tennis | A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets |
| 3 | Old French | tenez | second-person plural present indicative of tenir;... |
| 4 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 5 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |