Where does “staeye” come from?

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

staeye (Middle Dutch): a prop, stay

Definitions

  1. a prop, stay

Ancestry of “staeye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstaede—
2Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “staeye”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →