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Where does “stāną” come from?

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

stāną (Proto-Germanic): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “stāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stāną”

  • stalk
  • stale
  • stalking
  • stalemate
  • stele
  • beanstalk
  • staleness
  • cornstalk
  • footstalk
  • stalky
  • leafstalk
  • deerstalking
  • stalkless
  • eyestalk
  • stalely
  • stalklike
  • antistalking
  • stalketh
  • protostele
  • siphonostele
  • stalkiness
  • prestalk
  • stalkee
  • wheatstalk
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