stagge

Middle English

/ˈstaɡ(ə)/

noun

Definitions

An adult male deer.
A colt or filly.
(rare) A male goose; a gander.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stagga inherited from Proto-Germanic *staggijô (male animal, stag, porcupine) derived from Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ- derived from Old Norse steggi (male animal, drake).

Origin

Old Norse

steggi

Gloss

male animal, drake

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

stag English
stagette English
staggard English
staggy English
staghorn English
staghound English
staglike English
*stegʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*staggijô Proto-Germanic
stacga Old English
stagga Old English
steggi Old Norse