Where does “rechtsstatelijk” come from?
rechtsstatelijk (Dutch) comes from German Rechtsstaat, from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
rechtsstatelijk (Dutch): pertaining to, in accordance with or compatible with the rule of law or a nation of laws
Definitions
- pertaining to, in accordance with or compatible with the rule of law or a nation of laws
Ancestry of “rechtsstatelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechtsstaat | constitutional state: a state based on law |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |