Etymograph

English

enstage

From en- + stage.

Formed from en- + stage

Old French ester ‘to be standing, be located’

Old French estage ‘dwelling, position’

Middle English stage ‘the topmost story of a building’

English stage

Today it means

verb To perform (a dramatic work) upon a stage for an audience.

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

Etymograph / enstage