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Where does “sth₂-” come from?

sth₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sth₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “sth₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sth₂-”

  • stalwart
  • stalwartly
  • stalwartness
  • stalworth
  • staddle
  • stathel
  • stalworth
  • stelewurthe
  • stalwarde
  • stal-worth
  • staþolæht
  • staþol
  • staþolnes
  • staþolian
  • edstaþelig
  • staþoliend
  • staþolung
  • modstaþol
  • stælwierþe
  • stǣlwierþe
  • staþulaz
  • stalwart
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