Where does “stanghe” come from?
stanghe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *stanga, from Proto-West Germanic *stangu, from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
Ancestry of “stanghe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | *stanga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *stangu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stangō | bar; rod; stake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stengʰ- | to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,... |