Etymograph

English

stagedive

From stage + dive.

A compound of stage + dive

Old French ester ‘to be standing, be located’

Old French estage ‘dwelling, position’

Middle English stage ‘the topmost story of a building’

English stage

Middle English diven

English dive

Today it means

noun A leap from the stage of a concert onto the audience below.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “stagedive”. 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.

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