Where does “stæg” come from?

stæg (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *stag, from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stæg (Old English): a stay (rope); a rope supporting a mast

Definitions

  1. a stay (rope); a rope supporting a mast

Ancestry of “stæg”, step by step

stæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *stag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*stag—
2Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Latin stagnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstagnumpond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂g-to seep drip; to seep, drip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →