Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

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

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

Words derived from “stēde”

  • Stee
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