Where does β€œestache” come from?

estache (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin staca, from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°, from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β€” to cover; pole, stick, beam.

estache (Old French): stake; strap

Definitions

  1. stake; strap

Ancestry of β€œestache”, step by step

estache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin staca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinstacaa stake
2Gothicπƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ°β€”
3Proto-GermanicstakΓ΄stake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Frankish stakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstakkastick; stake
2Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteg-stake; pole; rod; stick; stake; to cover

Words derived from β€œestache”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic stakΓ΄ β†’Every word from Gothic πƒπ„πŒ°πŒΊπŒ° β†’