Where does “provinciehoofdstad” come from?

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

provinciehoofdstad (Dutch): provincial capital

Definitions

  1. provincial capital

Ancestry of “provinciehoofdstad”, step by step

provinciehoofdstad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hoofdstad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoofdstadcapital city
2Middle Dutchhôvetstatthe most prominent town or city in a region
3Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
4Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Dutch provincie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprovincieprovince; countryside, hinterland
2Middle Dutchprovincie—
3Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →