Where does “Oude Statenzijl” come from?

Oude Statenzijl (Dutch) comes from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Ancestry of “Oude Statenzijl”, step by step

Oude Statenzijl traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoudold
2Middle Dutchoutold
3Old Dutchald
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Dutch staten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaten

via Dutch Zijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZijla short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-