Where does “stōþ” come from?

stōþ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stōþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →