Where does “standing” come from?

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

standing (Faroese): erection

Definitions

  1. erection

Ancestry of “standing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestandato stand
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →