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Where does “stanch” come from?

Stanch comes from Old French estanchier, from Latin stanticus, derived from the verb stare meaning to stand, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- with the same sense.

stanch (English): To stop the flow of; To cease, as the flowing of...

Definitions

  1. To stop the flow of; To cease, as the flowing of...

Ancestry of “stanch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestanchefirm, watertight
2Old Frenchestancpond
3Old Frenchestanchierto staunch
4Vulgar Latinstanticareto make stagnant
5Latinstānticus—
6Latinstāns—
7Latinstō—
8Proto-Italicstaēōstand
9Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
10Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stanch”

  • stanchly
  • stanchness
  • stancher
  • stanchless
  • unstanchable
  • stancheth
  • unstanchably
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →