stå

Swedish

/stoː/

verb-irr
Definitions
  • stand; be in an upright position
  • (of machinery) be at a standstill, not be running
  • (of events) be held, take place, happen
  • be written down

Etymology

Derived from Old Swedish sta, stā derived from Old Norse stá derived from Middle Low German stān derived from Proto-Germanic *stāną (stand) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand, stay, place, put, be standing, set, stand up) derived from Old Swedish staanda derived from Old Norse standa derived from Proto-Germanic *stāną (stand) derived 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

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Kanji

立

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