Etymology

staith

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Today it means: A shore or a riverbank. Full definition →

Old Norse stǫð ← Proto-Germanic *staþwō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*staþwō
  2. Old Norse · derived fromstǫð
  3. English todaystaith

From Old Norse stǫð, from Proto-Germanic *staþwō.

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