Where does “Stag” come from?

Stag (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stag (German): stay

Definitions

  1. stay

Ancestry of “Stag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanStag—
2Middle Low Germanstach—
3Old Saxonstag—
4Proto-West Germanic*stag—
5Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Stag”

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