Where does “stǣlwierþe” come from?

stǣlwierþe (Old English) comes from Old English staþol, from Proto-Germanic staþulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stǣlwierþe (Old English): able to stand in good stead, serviceable;...

Definitions

  1. able to stand in good stead, serviceable;...

Ancestry of “stǣlwierþe”, step by step

stǣlwierþe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English staþol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstaþolfoundation, establishment; fixed position;...
2Proto-Germanicstaþulazposition, standing; support, frame, rack
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Old English stǣl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstǣlplace; condition, stead

Words derived from “stǣlwierþe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staþulaz →Every word from Old English staþol →