Where does “steed” come from?

steed (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian stede, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

steed (North Frisian): city, town

Definitions

  1. city, town

Ancestry of “steed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstede—
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →