Where does “штанга” come from?

штанга (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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,...

штанга (Serbo-Croatian): pole; bar; rod

Definitions

  1. pole; bar; rod

Ancestry of “штанга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStangepole; bar; rod; post; a small straight glass for...
2Old High Germanstangastick, club
3Proto-Germanicstangōbar; rod; stake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstengʰ-to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff; to prick,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stangō →Every word from Old High German stanga →