Where does “Stag” come from?

Stag (Low German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Stag”, step by step

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