Where does “stuðill” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stuðill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstyðjato support
2Old Norsestyðjato rest
3Proto-GermanicstuþjanąTo support
4Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stuðill”

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