Where does “stag” come from?
stag (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stagą, from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “stag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | stagą | a stay |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stek- | to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |