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

stǫng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin stancus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstancus—
2Latinstānticustired
3Latinstānsstanding
4Latinstōto stand
5Proto-Italicstaēōstand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Germanic stangō

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

Words derived from “stǫng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →
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