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Where does “stath” come from?

stath (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stath (Old Danish): place, spot; town, city

Definitions

  1. place, spot; town, city

Ancestry of “stath”, 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 “stath”

  • stad
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