Where does “steed” come from?

Steed comes from Old English steda, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

steed (English): A stallion, especially in the sense of mount; A...

Definitions

  1. A stallion, especially in the sense of mount; A...

Ancestry of “steed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstedeplace, location; place, stead; city; stead
2Old Englishstedeplace
3Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “steed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →