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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestandato stand
2Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →