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

A nominal derivative from *stinganą (“to stick out, sting”), with quasi-Indo-European form *stongʰ-eh₂.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɑŋ.ɡɔː/

Noun

*stangō f

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

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *stangu
- Old English: stenġ, stænġ (< *stangi)
  - Middle English: steng
- 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: stang, stange, stong
    - English: stang, stong
    - Scots: stang, stong
  - → 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

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*stangō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 474

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*stangō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 474

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