Where does “studu” come from?
studu (Old English) comes from Old Swedish stuþ, from Old Norse stoð, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
studu (Old English): prop; pillar; post
Ancestry of “studu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | stuþ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | stoð | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stuþs | support, prop, post |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |