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Where does “steading” come from?

steading (English) comes from Middle English steding, from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

steading (English): A farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns,...

Definitions

  1. A farmhouse and outer buildings such as barns,...

Ancestry of “steading”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstedingplace, farm
2Old Englishstedeplace
3Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →