Where does “stake” come from?

stake (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish staki, from Old Norse staki, from Proto-Germanic stakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

stake (Swedish): candlestick; erection; erect penis

Definitions

  1. candlestick; erection; erect penis

Ancestry of “stake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstakistake, rod
2Old Norsestaki—
3Proto-Germanicstakôstake
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “stake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stakô →Every word from Old Norse staki →