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
- a skirt; a stack; past of stikka
Ancestry of “stakk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stakkr | stack; heap; short |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stakkaz | pile of hay; haystack |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “stakk”