Where does “benedenstad” come from?

benedenstad (Dutch) comes from Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

benedenstad (Dutch): lower city

Definitions

  1. lower city

Ancestry of “benedenstad”, step by step

benedenstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Dutch beneden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbenedenbelow; downstairs; under, below, beneath
2Middle Dutchbeneden—
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →