Where does “stefna” come from?

stefna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stefna, from Proto-Germanic stabnijaz, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stefna (Icelandic): direction (where something is headed), course

Definitions

  1. direction (where something is headed), course

Ancestry of “stefna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestefnaappointment, meeting
2Proto-Germanicstabnijaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “stefna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabnijaz →Every word from Old Norse stefna →