Where does “geboortestad” come from?

geboortestad (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-.

geboortestad (Dutch): hometown an individual's place of birth

Definitions

  1. hometown an individual's place of birth

Ancestry of “geboortestad”, step by step

geboortestad 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 geboorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeboortebirth
2Middle Dutchgeboorte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →