Where does “ståsted” come from?

ståsted (Danish) comes from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ståsted (Danish): a place to stand; standpoint

Definitions

  1. a place to stand; standpoint

Ancestry of “ståsted”, step by step

ståsted traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishståto stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt
2Old Danishstaa—
3EnglishstarAny small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless...
4Middle Englishsterrestar
5Old Englishsteorrastar
6Proto-West Germanicsterrō—
7Proto-Germanicsternôstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Danish sted

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sternô →