Where does “estay” come from?

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

estay (Spanish): stay

Definitions

  1. stay

Ancestry of “estay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestay—
2Proto-Germanicstagąa stay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstek-to stand, stell, hold; to be firm, stand fast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stek- →