Where does “staon” come from?

staon (Low German) comes from Middle Low German stân, from Old Saxon stān, from Proto-Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

staon (Low German): to stand be upright

Definitions

  1. to stand be upright

Ancestry of “staon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstân—
2Old SaxonstānTo stand
3Proto-Germanic*stān—
4Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *stān →