Etymology

staking

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Today it means: An act of stabbing with a stake. Full definition →

Middle English stakyng ← Old English stacung
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staking · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

staking · noun2

  1. Old English · derived from*stacian“to drive stakes”
  2. Old English · inherited fromstacung“staking”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstakyng
  4. English todaystaking

From Middle English stakyng, staking, from Old English stacung (“staking”), from Old English *stacian (“to drive stakes”), equivalent to stake + -ing.

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