From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead + fast. Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast, Icelandic staðfastur, Danish stedfast, Danish stadfæste, Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste, Swedish stadfästa.
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