Where does “stå” come from?

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

stå (Norwegian Bokmål): stop up, stop short, break down; a stand;...

Definitions

  1. stop up, stop short, break down; a stand;...

Ancestry of “stå”, step by step

stå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse staðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old Norse standa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestandato stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand

Words derived from “stå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →