Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “stōd” come from?

stōd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stōd (Old English): enclosure for horses

Definitions

  1. enclosure for horses

Ancestry of “stōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stōd”

  • stood
  • stud
  • studding
  • studly
  • stoodest
  • studbook
  • studwork
  • bestud
  • superstud
  • studless
  • studmuffin
  • studliness
  • studlike
  • studmaster
  • studdery
  • studfish
  • stud book
  • StudlyCaps
  • studded tire
  • cyberstud
  • stood
  • stod
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