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Where does “stagą” come from?

stagą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stek-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stagą (Proto-Germanic): a stay

Definitions

  1. a stay

Ancestry of “stagą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stagą”

  • étai
  • étayer
  • esteio
  • stay
  • stæġ
  • stæg
  • estai
  • estaie
  • esteo
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