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

  1. sty, pen; to pen, to keep in a sty; to separate,...

Ancestry of “stía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestía
2Proto-Germanicstiją
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją
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