"stand" + "store" + "state" + "status"

words that have to do with staying in one spot
2025-10-26 11:42 // updated 2026-03-08 10:17

"stand"

  • Old English standan ("to stand", "to occupy a place")
    • Proto-West Germanic *standan ("to stand")
      • Proto-Germanic *standaną ("to stand")
        • PIE *steh2 ("to stand")

"store"

  • Latin instaurō ("set up")
    • Proto-Italic *stauros
      • PIE *steh2 ("to stand")

"state"

  • Middle English stat ("state" as a noun)
    • Old French estat (a "standing")
      • Latin stāre ("to stand")
        • Proto-Italic *staēō ("to stand")
          • PIE *steh2 ("to stand")

"status"

  • Latin status
    • Proto-Italic *statos
      • PIE *steh2 ("to stand")
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