Where does “étai” come from?

étai (French) comes from Old French estai, from Old English stæġ, from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

étai (French): A stay; stay, prop, strut, support

Definitions

  1. A stay; stay, prop, strut, support

Ancestry of “étai”, step by step

étai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestai—
2Old Englishstæġstay, a rope supporting a mast; rope, stay
3Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Middle French estaie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestaie—
2Old Frenchatay—

Words derived from “étai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →