Where does “ealhstede” come from?

ealhstede (Old English) comes from Old English stede, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ealhstede (Old English): a temple, sanctuary

Definitions

  1. a temple, sanctuary

Ancestry of “ealhstede”, step by step

ealhstede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English stede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstedeplace
2Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old English ealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealhtemple
2Proto-Germanicalhsshelter; building; temple; sanctuary; settlement,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →