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Where does “dungstead” come from?

dungstead (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-.

dungstead (English): A place where manure is piled; a dungheap; a...

Definitions

  1. A place where manure is piled; a dungheap; a...

Ancestry of “dungstead”, step by step

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-—
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