Where does “*stān” come from?

*stān (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stāną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “*stān”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	stāną	to stand
2	Proto-Indo-European	*steh₂-	—

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