Where does “Finstall” come from?

Finstall (English) comes from Middle English sted, from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Finstall (English): OS grid ref SO9870

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SO9870

Ancestry of “Finstall”, step by step

Finstall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsteda place, spot, locality; a position or place...
2Old Englishstedeplace
3Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Germanic stal-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstal-to place, set
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstelə-stem, trunk, base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →