Where does “stöðugur” come from?

stöðugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stǫðugr, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stöðugur (Icelandic): steady, stable, steadfast

Definitions

  1. steady, stable, steadfast

Ancestry of “stöðugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫðugrsteady, stable
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stöðugur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →