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Where does “standa” come from?

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

standa (Faroese): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “standa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestandato stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “standa”

  • standing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →