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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

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

Words derived from “stad”

  • nettstad
  • gøymestad
  • hovudstad
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