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Where does “stack” come from?

stack (Swedish) comes from Old Norse stakkr, from Proto-Germanic stakkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stack (Swedish): a stack , a pile; an ant farm, an ant colony; a...

Definitions

  1. a stack , a pile; an ant farm, an ant colony; a...

Ancestry of “stack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestakkrstack; heap; short
2Proto-Germanicstakkazpile of hay; haystack
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “stack”

  • höstack
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