Roots/*steh₂-r-steh₂-r-“standing, fixed, stiff”Widely acceptedstasisrigiditySource of Latin stāre, English stare, stark, sterile, storeExtended stand root, yielding Latin stāre and English stare, stark, sterile, store, restore.Related Rootsmeh₂-n-“to stay, remain, wait”steh₂-l-“to put, place (extended with -l)”steh₂-tis“a standing, position”steh₂-tó-“stood, standing, placed”sterbʰ-₂“to become rigid, die, stiffen”sterbʰ-mn̥-“stiffening, dying, death-state”stey-“to be stiff, compressed, stone”related entrySee also: steh2-r- etymology