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Where does “stakkr” come from?

stakkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stakkr (Old Norse): stack; heap; short

Definitions

  1. stack; heap; short

Ancestry of “stakkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “stakkr”

  • stack
  • stacking
  • smokestack
  • stacker
  • stackable
  • stackyard
  • restack
  • unstack
  • stackup
  • prestack
  • drystack
  • multistack
  • wheatstack
  • stackability
  • stackless
  • bookstack
  • stackroom
  • doublestack
  • superstack
  • interstack
  • antistacking
  • substack
  • nonstacking
  • nonstackable
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