Where does “stack” come from?

stack (Middle English) comes from Old English staca, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stack (Middle English): Alternative form of stak; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stak; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “stack”, step by step

stack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English staca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstacastake
2Proto-Germanicstakôstake
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Old Norse stakkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestakkrstack; heap; short
2Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteg-stake; pole; rod; stick; stake; to cover

Words derived from “stack”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →Every word from Old English staca →