Where does “doorstead” come from?

doorstead (English) comes from English stead, 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-.

doorstead (English): The entrance or place of a door

Definitions

  1. The entrance or place of a door

Ancestry of “doorstead”, step by step

doorstead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stead

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsteadA place, or spot, in general; A place where a...
2Middle Englishsteda place, spot, locality; a position or place...
3Old Englishstedeplace
4Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via English door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdoorA portal of entry into a building, room, or...
2Middle EnglishdoreA door or gate structure barring an entrance
3Old Englishdorabumblebee
4Proto-Germanicdurôbumblebee, humming insect
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →