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Where does “staþolung” come from?

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

staþolung (Old English): founding, foundation, settling

Definitions

  1. founding, foundation, settling

Ancestry of “staþolung”, step by step

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