Where does “stong” come from?

stong (Faroese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stong (Faroese): bar, rod, pole; long spear, lance; post

Definitions

  1. bar, rod, pole; long spear, lance; post

Ancestry of “stong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
2Latinstancus—
3Latinstānticustired
4Latinstānsstanding
5Latinstōto stand
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →