Where does “stöð” come from?

stöð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stǫð, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stöð (Icelandic): station; channel, station

Definitions

  1. station; channel, station

Ancestry of “stöð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫða landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stöð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →