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