Where does “stakk” come from?

stakk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stakkr, from Proto-Germanic stakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stakk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a skirt; a stack; past of stikka

Definitions

  1. a skirt; a stack; past of stikka

Ancestry of “stakk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestakkrstack; heap; short
2Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “stakk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakkaz →Every word from Old Norse stakkr →