Where does “staddr” come from?

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

staddr (Old Norse): placed, present; situated, circumstanced

Definitions

  1. placed, present; situated, circumstanced

Ancestry of “staddr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesteðjato stop; to fix, settle; to make firm
2Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →