Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗A phase. · One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another. · A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given. · A floor or storey of a house.
From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”), from Old French ester (“to be standing, be located”). Cognate with Old English stæþþan (“to make staid, stay”), Old Norse steðja (“to place, provide, confirm, allow”), Old English stede (“state, status, standing, place, station, site”). More at stead. Doublet of étage.
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- Root classification mention*steh₂-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionstageenm
- Derivation mentionestagefro · dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition
- Derivation mentionesterfro · to be standing, be located
- Cognate mentionstæþþanang · to make staid, stay
- Cognate mentionsteðjanon · to place, provide, confirm, allow
- Cognate mentionstedeang · state, status, standing, place, station, site
- Doublet mentionétageen
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