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Where does “stanga” come from?

stanga (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

stanga (Old High German): stick, club

Definitions

  1. stick, club

Ancestry of “stanga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Words derived from “stanga”

  • штанга
  • Salzstange
  • Lenkstange
  • Bohnenstange
  • Fahnenstange
  • Stange
  • štanga
  • штанга
  • штанга
  • Staang
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