Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/staþô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.θɔːː/

Noun

*staþô m

1. support, stand
2. stack

Inflection

Declension of *staþô (masculine an-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*staþô	*staþaniz
vocative	*staþô	*staþaniz
accusative	*staþanų	*staþanunz
genitive	*staþiniz	*staþanǫ̂
dative	*staþini	*staþammaz
instrumental	*staþinē	*staþammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *staþu
  • Old Saxon: *statha
    • Middle Low German: stade f
• Old Norse: staði
• Gothic: *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰 (*staþa)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌰 (lukarnastaþa)