Where does “stá” come from?

stá (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stá, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stá (Faroese): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “stá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestá—
2Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Old Norse stá →