From Middle English stede, stedi, stidiʒ, from Old English stæþþiġ, from stæþ; equivalent to stathe + -y or stead + -y. Cognate with West Frisian stadich, Danish stedig, stadig, steeg, Swedish stadig, Icelandic stöðugur, Middle Dutch stedigh, German stätig, stetig.
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