The story
- Old English · derived fromstæþ“riverbank”
- English todayStaite
From Old English stæþ (“riverbank”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near a landing place, on the banks of a river or estuary.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishstæþ all →
Staffordstaithe
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.