Where does “stø” come from?

stø (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stø (Norwegian Nynorsk): steady; to support; to lean against something

Definitions

  1. steady; to support; to lean against something

Ancestry of “stø”, step by step

stø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse stóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestóðfirst/third-person singular past active...
2Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via Old Norse stœða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestœðafirst-person singular past active subjunctive of...

Words derived from “stø

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdąEvery word from Old Norse stóð