Where does “styðja” come from?

styðja (Old Norse) comes 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.

styðja (Old Norse): to rest

Definitions

  1. to rest

Ancestry of “styðja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicstuþjanąTo support
2Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “styðja”

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