Where does “stödja” come from?

stödja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stødhia, from Old Swedish styþia, from Old Norse styðja, from Proto-Germanic stuþjaną, from Proto-Germanic stuþs, from Proto-Indo-European stut-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stödja (Swedish): to support

Definitions

  1. to support

Ancestry of “stödja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstødhia—
2Old Swedishstyþia—
3Old Norsestyðjato rest
4Proto-GermanicstuþjanąTo support
5Proto-Germanicstuþssupport, prop, post
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstut-prop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stödja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stut- →