stad

Swedish

/stɑːd/, /stats/

noun
Definitions
  • city
  • town
  • (obsolete) stead, place

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish staþer inherited from Old Norse staðr (place, city, restive) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (place, location, a standing) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (standing, position).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*stéh₂tis

Gloss

standing, position

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