Where does “*stōō” come from?
*stōō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European steh₂w-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Ancestry of “*stōō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂w- | to set, place |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |