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Where does “stæða” come from?

stæða (Icelandic) comes from Faroese støða, from Proto-Germanic *stōdijaną.

stæða (Icelandic): permanence; algebraic expression, configuration,...

Definitions

  1. permanence; algebraic expression, configuration,...

Ancestry of “stæða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestøðaposition, standpoint; situation; score
2Proto-Germanic*stōdijaną—

Words derived from “stæða”

  • þverstæða
Every word from Proto-Germanic *stōdijaną →