Where does “staithe” come from?

staithe (English) comes from Old Norse stoð, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

staithe (English): A riverbank; A fixed structure where ships land,...

Definitions

  1. A riverbank; A fixed structure where ships land,...

Ancestry of “staithe”, step by step

staithe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stoð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestoða landing-place, berth, harbour
2Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Old English stæþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstæþstead, bank; bank, shore
2Proto-Germanicstaþaz—

Words derived from “staithe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →