Where does “stedi” come from?

stedi (Middle English) comes from Old English stæþþiġ, from Old English stæþ, from Proto-Germanic staþaz.

Ancestry of “stedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstæþþiġ—
2Old Englishstæþstead, bank; bank, shore
3Proto-Germanicstaþaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic staþaz →Every word from Old English stæþ →Every word from Old English stæþþiġ →