Where does “sögustaður” come from?

sögustaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic staður, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sögustaður (Icelandic): historical site

Definitions

  1. historical site

Ancestry of “sögustaður”, step by step

sögustaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic staður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstaðura location, a place, a spot
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Icelandic Saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicSagaa story
2Icelandicsögsaw
3Old Norsesǫgsaw
4Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →