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Where does “stativ” come from?

stativ (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin stativus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stativ (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stand, tripod, rack, frame

Definitions

  1. a stand, tripod, rack, frame

Ancestry of “stativ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstativusstationary; permanent
2Latinstō—
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stativ”

  • klatrestativ
  • tørkestativ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →