Where does “stóð” come from?

stóð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stóð (Icelandic): a herd of horses; first-person singular past...

Definitions

  1. a herd of horses; first-person singular past...

Ancestry of “stóð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestóðfirst/third-person singular past active...
2Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdą →Every word from Old Norse stóð →