English
Stagg
Stagg comes from Middle English stagge ‘stag, hart’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *staggijô ‘male, male deer, porcupine’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*staggijô‘male, male deer, porcupine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stagga‘a stag’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500staggeas stagg‘stag, hart’
- EnglishtodayStagg
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*staggijô‘male, male deer, porcupine’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150stagga‘a stag’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500staggeas stagg‘stag, hart’
- EnglishtodayStagg
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ-
Today it means
name An English surname transferred from the nickname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *staggijô / Stagg