Where does “stēde” come from?
stēde (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon stedi, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stēde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | stedi | place; city |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stēde”