Where does “stā” come from?
stā (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | standa | to stand |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | standaną | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |