Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stangō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, *stegʰ- (“to be stiff, sting; rod, blade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑŋ.ɡɔː/

Noun

*stangō f

1. bar; rod; stake

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *stangō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*stangō	*stangôz
vocative	*stangō	*stangôz
accusative	*stangǭ	*stangōz
genitive	*stangōz	*stangǫ̂
dative	*stangōi	*stangōmaz
instrumental	*stangō	*stangōmiz

Related terms

• *stanganą
• *stangilaz
• *stangiz
• *stangijō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stangu
  • (Old English: stæng, steng [< *stangiz])
    • Middle English: stange, stang, stong (through confluence with Old Norse)
      • Scots: stang, stong
      • English: stang
  • Old Frisian: *stange, *stonge
    • Saterland Frisian: Stange
    • West Frisian: stange
  • Old Saxon: stanga
    • Middle Low German: stange
      • German Low German: Stange, Stang
  • Old Dutch: *stanga
    • Middle Dutch: stanghe
      • Dutch: stang, steng
        • → Indonesian: sêtang
        • → Polish: stenga
  • Old High German: stanga
    • Middle High German: stange
      • German: Stange
      • Luxembourgish: Staang
    • → Italian: stanga
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: stǫng
    • Icelandic: stöng
    • Faroese: stong
    • Norwegian: stang
    • Old Swedish: stang
      • Swedish: stång
    • Danish: stang
    • → Middle English: stange, stang, stong
      • Scots: stang, stong
      • English: stang
    • → Old East Slavic: стѧгъ (stęgŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: стѧгъ (stjah)
        • Belarusian: сцяг (scjah)
        • Ukrainian: стяг (stjah)
      • Russian: стяг (stjag)
        • → Bulgarian: стяг (stjag)
  • → Finnish: tanko
  • →? Estonian: tang
• → Proto-Samic:
  • Northern Sami: stággu
  • Southern Sami: staagkoe