Where does “Stang” come from?

Stang (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German stange, from Old High German stanga, from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Stang (Hunsrik): cane, staff

Definitions

  1. cane, staff

Ancestry of “Stang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstange—
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangō →Every word from Old High German stanga →