Where does “stǫð” come from?

stǫð (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stǫð (Old Norse): a landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...

Definitions

  1. a landing-place, berth, harbour; place, position,...

Ancestry of “stǫð”, step by step

stǫð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse standa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestandato stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Germanic staþwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstaþwōbank, shore

Words derived from “stǫð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →