Where does “stadfeste” come from?
stadfeste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stad, 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-.
stadfeste (Norwegian Bokmål): to confirm; to ratify
Ancestry of “stadfeste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stad | a city, town |
| 2 | Danish | stad | town, city |
| 3 | Old Danish | stath | place, spot; town, city |
| 4 | Old Norse | staðr | a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |