1. stand => stalk.
2. steal => stalk.
3. steal + walk => steal walk => stalk.
4. probably from a frequentative of the root of steal (cf. hark from hear, talk from tell).
5. "walk haughtily" (opposite meaning of stalk (v1.)) is 1520s, perhaps from stalk (n.) with a notion of "long, awkward strides".
6. 就像茎杆一样高高的、高视阔步。
stalk 叶柄,花茎,杆来自中古英语 stalke,小杆,小柱,小词形式于 stale,来自古英语 stalu,直柱,立柱,来自 Proto-Germanic*stallaz,放置,固定位置,来自 PIE*stel,放置,站立,词源同 stall,stand.引申 词义叶柄,花茎等。
stalk 跟踪,盯梢,偷偷接近可能来自 steal,偷,偷偷摸摸,-k,表强调,比较 hear,hark,tell,talk.引申词义跟踪,盯梢等。