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Where does “antistalking” come from?

antistalking (English) comes from English stalking, from English stalk, from Middle English stalken, from Old English stealcian, from Proto-Germanic stalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tAlg- / -e- — to jut out, protrude.

antistalking (English): Counteracting stalking

Definitions

  1. Counteracting stalking

Ancestry of “antistalking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstalkingpresent participle of stalk; The act of going...
2EnglishstalkThe stem or main axis of a plant, which supports...
3Middle Englishstalken—
4Old Englishstealcianto stalk
5Proto-Germanicstalkazhigh, lofty, steep, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tAlg- / -e-to jut out, protrude
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