Where does “velfærdsstat” come from?
velfærdsstat (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.
velfærdsstat (Danish): welfare state
Definitions
- welfare state
Ancestry of “velfærdsstat”, step by step
velfærdsstat 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- | — |