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

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

Ancestry of “stang”, step by step

stang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English stang

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	stang	A pole; a wooden bar
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 German Stange

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Stange	pole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2	Old High German	stanga	stick, club
3	Proto-Germanic	stangō	bar; rod; stake
4	Proto-Indo-European	stengʰ-	to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Words derived from “stang”

stong

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →