Where does “standa” come from?

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

standa (Icelandic): to stand (up), to be standing

Definitions

  1. to stand (up), to be standing

Ancestry of “standa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestandato stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →