Where does “statsoverhoved” come from?
statsoverhoved (Danish) comes from Danish stat, 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.
statsoverhoved (Danish): head of state
Definitions
- head of state
Ancestry of “statsoverhoved”, step by step
statsoverhoved traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stat | A state |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Danish overhoved
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | overhoved | — |