*stakô

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑ.kɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

stake

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, with multiple candidate roots.

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *stogʰ-on-, from a root *stegʰ- (‘bar, pillar, rod’), and cognate with Ancient Greek στόχος (stókhos) (stókhos, ‘brick pillar’), Lithuanian stãgaras (‘dry stalk, switch’). Kroonen, in addition to the above, also suggests an alternate derivation as a nominal formation from *stikaną (‘to stick’).

Older theories derived the word from a Proto-Indo-European *steg- (‘pole, stick, beam’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	stakô	stakaniz
Acc.	stakanų	stakanunz
Gen.	stakiniz	stakanǫ̂
Dat.	stakini	stakammaz
Inst.	stakinē	stakammiz
Voc.	stakô	stakaniz

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Descendants

*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stako (Old Dutch)
  - stake (Middle Dutch)
    - staak (Dutch)
*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- staca (Old English)
  - stake, staak, stack, stak (Middle English)
    - stake (English)
    - stáca, staic (Irish)
    - stak, staik (Scots)
*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- estaie (Old French)
  - estay (Spanish)
*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- stace, stake (Old Frisian)
  - Stak (Saterland Frisian)
  - staak, staach (West Frisian)
*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- stahho (Old High German)
  - stache (Middle High German)
    - stèkho (Cimbrian)
*stakō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stako (Old Saxon)
  - stake (Middle Low German)
    - Stake, Staken (German)
    - stake, Staak (Low German)
staki (Old Norse)
- staki (Faroese)
- staki (Icelandic)
- stake (Norwegian)
staki (Old Norse)
- staghe (Old Danish)
  - stage (Danish)
staki (Old Norse)
- staki (Old Swedish)
  - stake (Swedish)
stjaki (Old Norse)
- staki (Faroese)
- staki (Icelandic)
- stake (Norwegian)
stjaki (Old Norse)
- staghe (Old Danish)
  - stage (Danish)
stjaki (Old Norse)
- staki (Old Swedish)
  - stake (Swedish)
*𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌺𐌰 (*staka) (Gothic)
- staca (Medieval Latin)

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