Where does βestaketteβ come from?
estakette (Middle French) comes from Old French estache, from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πππ°πΊπ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Ancestry of βestaketteβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | estache | stake; strap |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | staca | a stake |
| 3 | Gothic | πππ°πΊπ° | β |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stakΓ΄ | stake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |