Where does “staþolfæst” come from?

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

staþolfæst (Old English): steadfast, stable, firm

Definitions

  1. steadfast, stable, firm

Ancestry of “staþolfæst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “staþolfæst”

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