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Where does “sted” come from?

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

sted (Danish): place; spot; passage, text

Definitions

  1. place; spot; passage, text

Ancestry of “sted”, 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 “sted”

  • stedord
  • ståsted
  • afsted
  • tilhørssted
  • gemmested
  • gerningssted
  • nogetsteds
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