An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/stet

by Friedrich Kluge

stet, adj., ‘fixed, stable, constant,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stæte, OHG. stâti, adj. (see the following word); a verbal adj. from the root sta in stehen (lit. ‘that which can stand'). To this is allied stets, adv., ‘steadily, constantly, always,’ from the equiv. MidHG. stætes, properly a gen. of the adj.