Where does “avstå” come from?

avstå (Swedish) comes from Swedish stå, from Old Swedish stā, from Old Norse standa, from Proto-Germanic standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

avstå (Swedish): to abstain

Definitions

  1. to abstain

Ancestry of “avstå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
2Old Swedishstā—
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →