Where does “stad” come from?

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

stad (Danish): town, city

Definitions

  1. town, city

Ancestry of “stad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stad”

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