Proto-Germanic

*stakô

‘a stake’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *stakô.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *stakô, most familiar first.

• stake ← staca ← *stakō
• attachment ← attachement ← attacher ← atachier ← estachier
• attach ← attachen ← atachier ← estachier ← estache
• detachment ← détachement ← détacher ← attacher ← atachier

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *stakô