Where does “stagner” come from?

stagner (French) comes from Latin stagnāre, from Latin stagnum, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g- — to seep drip; to seep, drip.

stagner (French): to stagnate

Definitions

  1. to stagnate

Ancestry of “stagner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstagnāre
2Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip

Words derived from “stagner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂g-Every word from Latin stagnumEvery word from Latin stagnāre