Where does “stayedly” come from?
stayedly (English) comes from English stayed, from English stay, from Middle English stay, from Old French estaye, from Middle Dutch staeye, from Middle Dutch staede, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz.
stayedly (English): Obsolete form of staidly
Definitions
- Obsolete form of staidly
Ancestry of “stayedly”, step by step
stayedly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stayed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stayed | simple past tense and past participle of stay |
| 2 | English | stay | To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | stay | A stay |
| 4 | Old French | estaye | prop, support |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | staeye | a prop, stay |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | staede | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | stad | a site, place, location, standing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |