Where does “op stang jagen” come from?

op stang jagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stang, from Middle Dutch stanghe, from Old Dutch *stanga, from Proto-West Germanic *stangu, from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

op stang jagen (Dutch): make angry; rile

Definitions

  1. make angry; rile

Ancestry of “op stang jagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstangbar
2Middle Dutchstanghe—
3Old Dutch*stanga—
4Proto-West Germanic*stangu—
5Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stangu →