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Where does “stang” come from?

stang (English) comes from Middle English 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.

stang (English): A forked ritual staff; A long bar; a pole; a...

Definitions

  1. A forked ritual staff; A long bar; a pole; a...

Ancestry of “stang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstang—
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticus—
5Latinstāns—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →