Where does “stía” come from?
stía (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stía, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
stía (Icelandic): sty, pen; to pen, to keep in a sty; to separate,...
Definitions
- sty, pen; to pen, to keep in a sty; to separate,...
Ancestry of “stía”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stía | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |