myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of estar

Etymology of the Spanish word estar

the Spanish word estar

derived from the Latin word stans

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

Dutch ester, English ester, French ester, German Ester, Icelandic ester, Italian stare, Latin stare, Norwegian ester, Portuguese estar, Swedish ester