Where does “stakka” come from?

stakka (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stakka (Frankish): stick; stake

Definitions

  1. stick; stake

Ancestry of “stakka”, step by step

stakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stakô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstakôstake
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Proto-Germanic stakkaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteg-stake; pole; rod; stick; stake; to cover

Words derived from “stakka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →