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
- station; channel, station
Ancestry of “stöð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stǫð | a landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stöð”