Where does “sto” come from?
sto (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish stōþ, from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic stōdą, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
sto (Swedish): mare; a female horse
Ancestry of “sto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | stōþ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | stóð | first/third-person singular past active... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stōdą | a herd of horses |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |