Where does “stuð” come from?

stuð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stuð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stuð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →