Where does “sto” come from?
sto (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
sto (Norwegian Nynorsk): steady; to support; to lean against something
Definitions
- steady; to support; to lean against something
Ancestry of “sto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stóð | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stōdą | a herd of horses |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |