Where does “stånd” come from?

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

stånd (Swedish): erection; estate, social standing, social class;...

Definitions

  1. erection; estate, social standing, social class;...

Ancestry of “stånd”, step by step

stånd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
2Old Swedishstā—
3Old Norsestandato stand
4Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Middle Low German stân

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstân—
2Old SaxonstānTo stand
3Proto-Germanic*stān—
4Proto-Germanicstānąto stand

Words derived from “stånd”

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