Where does “stad” come from?

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

stad (Norwegian Bokmål): a city, town

Definitions

  1. a city, town

Ancestry of “stad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstadtown, city
2Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stad”

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