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Where does “stǫng” come from?

stǫng (Old Norse) comes from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stǫng (Old Norse): staff, pole; standard-pole

Definitions

  1. staff, pole; standard-pole

Ancestry of “stǫng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstancus—
2Latinstānticus—
3Latinstāns—
4Latinstō—
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stǫng”

  • stang
  • stång
  • gardinstång
  • stang
  • stong
  • stang
  • fiskestang
  • stangspring
  • stange
  • stöng
  • gírstöng
  • markstöng
  • stong
  • stang
  • langstang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →