Where does “staat” come from?
staat (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch staat, from Dutch lijk, from Dutch lijkwagen, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
staat (Afrikaans): state; Alternative form of staan
Definitions
- state; Alternative form of staan
Ancestry of “staat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | staat | state, condition; state; table, list, chart |
| 2 | Dutch | lijk | The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or... |
| 3 | Dutch | lijkwagen | A hearse, a funerary vehicle |
| 4 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “staat”