Etymology

stage

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Middle English stage ← Old French estage
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stage · noun, verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromester“to be standing, be located”
  2. Old French · derived fromestage“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstage
  4. English todaystage

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.

stage · noun, verb2

  1. French · borrowed fromstage“internship”
  2. English todaystage

Borrowed from French stage (“internship”).

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