Where does “sted” come from?

sted (Middle English) comes from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

sted (Middle English): a place, spot, locality; a position or place...

Definitions

  1. a place, spot, locality; a position or place...

Ancestry of “sted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstedeplace
2Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “sted”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →