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Where does “stǫðugr” come from?

stǫðugr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stǫðugr (Old Norse): steady, stable

Definitions

  1. steady, stable

Ancestry of “stǫðugr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stǫðugr”

  • stadig
  • stødig
  • stadig
  • stødig
  • stadig
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