An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Staden

by Friedrich Kluge

Staden, m., ‘bank, shore,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stade, OHG. stado, m.; corresponding to Goth. staþ, AS. stœþ, OSax. stath, ‘bank.’ The common Teut. stem staþo- (with which Gestade, ModHG. only, is connected) is formed from the Aryan root stā̆ (see stehen and Stätte), and signifies ‘bank’ in the sense of ‘terra firma,’ Staden is the genuine HG. word for the prop. MidG. and LG. Ufer.