English
stackstand
From stack + stand.
Proto-Indo-European *stogʰ-
Proto-Germanic *stakkaz ‘a barn’
Old Norse stakkr ‘a barn’
Middle English stack
English stack
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
Proto-Germanic *standaną ‘to stand’
Proto-West Germanic *standan ‘to stand’
Old English standan ‘to stand’
Middle English stonden ‘to stand’
English stand
Today it means
noun A stand for supporting a haystack or grain stack; a rickstand.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stackstand”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / stackstand