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Where does “stæþ” come from?

stæþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic staþaz.

stæþ (Old English): stead, bank; bank, shore

Definitions

  1. stead, bank; bank, shore

Ancestry of “stæþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaþaz—

Words derived from “stæþ”

  • steady
  • steadily
  • unsteady
  • steadiness
  • unsteadily
  • unsteadiness
  • Steadicam
  • nonsteady
  • rocksteady
  • staithe
  • steady-handed
  • steady-handedness
  • stidiʒ
  • stedi
  • stede
  • stæþþiġ
Every word from Proto-Germanic staþaz →