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Where does “staede” come from?

staede (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “staede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “staede”

  • stay
  • stayed
  • staid
  • staysail
  • overstay
  • backstay
  • homestay
  • stayer
  • outstay
  • stayeth
  • staidness
  • staidly
  • unstayed
  • staymaker
  • stayest
  • jackstay
  • stayaway
  • stayover
  • stayless
  • staylace
  • overstayer
  • unstaid
  • astay
  • babystay
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