Where does “Großstag” come from?
Großstag (German) comes from German Stag, from Low German Stag, from Middle Low German stach, from Old Saxon stag, from Proto-West Germanic *stag, from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
Großstag (German): mainstay
Definitions
- mainstay
Ancestry of “Großstag”, step by step
Großstag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stag | stay |
| 2 | Low German | Stag | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stach | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stag | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stag | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stagą | a stay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stek- | to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via German groß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | groß | big, large, large-scale; great, grand; tall |
| 2 | English | daddy | Father; A male lover; An informal term of address... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |