Where does “stødig” come from?

stødig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse stǫðugr, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stødig (Norwegian Bokmål): firm, stable, steady

Definitions

  1. firm, stable, steady

Ancestry of “stødig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestǫðugrsteady, stable
2Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →