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 (e.g. of hay), a pile (e.g. of manure)

Definitions

  1. a stack (e.g. of hay), a pile (e.g. of manure)

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakkaz →Every word from Old Norse stakkr →