Where does “stake” come from?
stake (Middle English) comes from Old English staca, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
stake (Middle English): A stake; wood put in the ground as a marker or...
Definitions
- A stake; wood put in the ground as a marker or...
Ancestry of “stake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | staca | stake |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stakô | stake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “stake”