Where does “stadighed” come from?

stadighed (Danish) comes from Danish stadig, from Old Norse stǫðugr, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stadighed (Danish): steadiness

Definitions

  1. steadiness

Ancestry of “stadighed”, step by step

stadighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stadig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstadigconstant; settled; continuous
2Old Norsestǫðugrsteady, stable
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →