Where does “stå” come from?

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

stå (Swedish): stand; be in an upright position; be at a...

Definitions

  1. stand; be in an upright position; be at a...

Ancestry of “stå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstā—
2Old Norsestandato stand
3Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic standaną →Every word from Old Norse standa →