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Where does “ústavní” come from?

ústavní (Czech) comes from Czech ústav, from Czech ustavit, from Czech stavit, from Swedish stava, from Swedish stav, from Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ — to stand still; to harden.

ústavní (Czech): institute; constitutional

Definitions

  1. institute; constitutional

Ancestry of “ústavní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechústavinstitute
2Czechustavit—
3CzechstavitTo build; to come by, to stop by
4Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
5Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
6Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
7Old Norsestafrstaff
8Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
9Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
10Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
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