Where does “estayer” come from?

estayer (Old French) comes from Old French estaye, from Middle Dutch staeye, from Middle Dutch staede, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estayer (Old French): to prop, stay, support

Definitions

  1. to prop, stay, support

Ancestry of “estayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestayeprop, support
2Middle Dutchstaeyea prop, stay
3Middle Dutchstaede—
4Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “estayer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →
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