steten
German
Adjective
steten
- inflected form of stet
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English *stēatan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stewd-.
Verb
steten (third-person singular simple present stet, present participle stetende, simple past stette, past participle istett)
- (transitive) To make a thrust; strike; thrust; push hard on; knock; set; strike at; trample
- (intransitive) To fall heavily
- (intransitive) To move rapidly; hasten; rush
Descendants
- ⇒ Scots: steater (?)