Where does “штанги́ст” come from?

штанги́ст (Russian) comes from Russian шта́нга, from German Stange, from Old High German stanga, from Proto-Germanic stangō, from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- — to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

штанги́ст (Russian): weightlifter

Definitions

  1. weightlifter

Ancestry of “штанги́ст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшта́нгаbar, rod, beam, pole
2GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
3Old High Germanstangastick, club
4Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...

Words derived from “штанги́ст”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangō →Every word from Old High German stanga →