English

alestake

From ale + stake.

A compound of ale + stake

Proto-Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Proto-West Germanic *alu ‘beer’

Old English ealu ‘beer’

Middle English ale

English ale

Proto-Indo-European *stog-

Proto-Germanic *stakô

Proto-West Germanic *stakō

Old English staca ‘pin, tack, stake’

Middle English stake ‘a stake’

English stake

Today it means

noun A stake or pole serving as a sign at an alehouse or inn, often with a garland or "bush" attached.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / alestake