Where does “staðr” come from?

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

staðr (Old Norse): a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...

Definitions

  1. a place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...

Ancestry of “staðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “staðr”

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