Where does “Staang” come from?

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

Staang (Luxembourgish): bar; rod, pole

Definitions

  1. bar; rod, pole

Ancestry of “Staang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstangastick, club
2Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
3Proto-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 →