Where does “stað” come from?

stað (Faroese) comes from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stað (Faroese): place

Definitions

  1. place

Ancestry of “stað”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stað”

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