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Where does “afsted” come from?

afsted (Danish) comes from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

afsted (Danish): Alternative form of af sted

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of af sted

Ancestry of “afsted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
2Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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