Where does “stod” come from?

stod (Middle English) comes from Old English stōd, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstōdenclosure for horses
2Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

Words derived from “stod

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdąEvery word from Old English stōd
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