Where does “gerningssted” come from?

gerningssted (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-.

gerningssted (Danish): crime scene

Definitions

crime scene

Ancestry of “gerningssted”, step by step

gerningssted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sted

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	sted	place; spot; passage, text
2	Old Danish	stath	place, spot; town, city
3	Old Norse	staðr	a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4	Proto-Germanic	stadiz	place, location
5	Proto-Indo-European	stéh₂tis	standing, position
6	Proto-Indo-European	*steh₂-	—

via Danish gerning

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	gerning	act, action, deed; business, calling
2	Old Norse	gerning	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →