Where does “staith” come from?

staith (English) comes from Old Norse stǫð, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

staith (English): A shore or a riverbank; A landing place; an...

Definitions

  1. A shore or a riverbank; A landing place; an...

Ancestry of “staith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “staith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →
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