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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*stadiz

4 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, most common first.

stayTo remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
stadtown, village
steadThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
shtetlA Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe.