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

Definitions

  1. mare; a female horse

Ancestry of “sto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstōþ—
2Old Norsestóðfirst/third-person singular past active...
3Proto-Germanicstōdąa herd of horses
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōdą →Every word from Old Norse stóð →