stedefæst

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • firmly fixed; rooted to one spot; secure
  • (of a person) steadfast

Etymology

Affix from Old English stede (place, locality, spot, a place, position, site, station, stead) root from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steh₂-

Gloss

stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up

Concept
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Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

立

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