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Where does “stadig” come from?

stadig (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-.

stadig (Norwegian Bokmål): constant, steady; constantly, steadily

Definitions

  1. constant, steady; constantly, steadily

Ancestry of “stadig”, 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-—
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