Where does “stakker” come from?

stakker (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stafkarl, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “stakker”, step by step

stakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stafkarl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestafkarlpoor beggar
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Proto-Germanic stakkaz

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

Words derived from “stakker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →