Where does “estay” come from?

estay (Old French) comes from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “estay”, step by step

estay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stagą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Frankish *staka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*staka—
2Proto-Germanicstakôstake
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “estay”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →