An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/stet

by Friedrich Kluge

stet, adjective, ‘fixed, stable, constant,’ from the equivalent Middle High German stæte, Old High German stâti, adjective (see the following word); a verbal adjective from the root sta in stehen (literally ‘that which can stand'). To this is allied stets, adverb, ‘steadily, constantly, always,’ from the equivalent Middle High German stætes, properly a genitive of the adjective.