Where does “ustadig” come from?

ustadig (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-.

ustadig (Danish): unsteady, unstable (e.g. the weather)

Definitions

  1. unsteady, unstable (e.g. the weather)

Ancestry of “ustadig”, step by step

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