Where does “stat” come from?
stat (Danish) comes from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stat (Danish): A state
Definitions
- A state
Ancestry of “stat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |