Where does “stōþ” come from?
stōþ (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “stōþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stóð | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stōdą | a herd of horses |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “stōþ”