Where does “værested” come from?

værested (Danish) comes from Danish sted, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

værested (Danish): drop-in center, shelter (mentally ill, drug addicts or homeless etc.)

Definitions

  1. drop-in center, shelter (mentally ill, drug addicts or homeless etc.)

Ancestry of “værested”, step by step

værested traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sted

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstedplace; spot; passage, text
2Old Danishstathplace, spot; town, city
3Old Norsestaðra place, spot, abode; a city, town, palace; a...
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via Danish være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
2Old Danishwæræ
3Old Norseverato be
4Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic stadiz
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