Stake

== English == === Etymology === English surname, from the noun stake. Compare Staff, Stack. === Proper noun === Stake (plural Stakes) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Stake is the 26110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 938 individuals. Stake is most common among White (92.0%) individuals. === Anagrams === Keast, Keats, Skate, Skeat, kates, ketas, skate, steak, takes, teaks == German == === Alternative forms === Staken m === Etymology === 15th century, borrowed from Middle Low German stāke m, from Old Saxon *stako, from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô. Cognate with Dutch staak, English stake. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːkə/ Homophone: starke (some speakers) === Noun === Stake f (genitive Stake, plural Staken) (Northern Germany) stake, long usually wooden pole Synonyms: Stange, Holzstange (also elsewhere in Germany) quant pole, barge pole Synonyms: Bootsstange, Stocherstange ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== staken staksen ==== Related terms ==== Stack Staket, Stakete