Where does “stude” come from?

stude (Middle English) comes from Old English studu, from Old Swedish stuþ, from Old Norse stoð, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstuduprop; pillar; post
2Old Swedishstuþ—
3Old Norsestoða landing-place, berth, harbour
4Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →