Where does “Leinster” come from?

Leinster derives from Old Irish Laigin, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand."

Ancestry of “Leinster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Leinster”

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