Where does “*hagustaldaz” come from?

*hagustaldaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stal-, from Proto-Indo-European stelə- — stem, trunk, base.

*hagustaldaz (Proto-Germanic): young man

Definitions

  1. young man

Ancestry of “*hagustaldaz”, step by step

*hagustaldaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic stal-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstal-to place, set
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstelə-stem, trunk, base

via Proto-Germanic hagą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichagą—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankagʷh-fence, box
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stelə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stal- →