Where does “stad” come from?

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

stad (Norwegian Nynorsk): place; city, town; situation

Definitions

  1. place; city, town; situation

Ancestry of “stad”, step by step

stad 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 Norwegian Nynorsk av stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskav stad—

Words derived from “stad”

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