Where does “schurkenstaat” come from?

schurkenstaat (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-.

schurkenstaat (Dutch): rogue state

Definitions

  1. rogue state

Ancestry of “schurkenstaat”, step by step

schurkenstaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch staat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaatstate, condition; state; table, list, chart
2Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
3Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
4Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
5Latinstōto stand
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via Dutch schurk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschurkscoundrel, villain
2GermanSchurkevillain, scoundrel
3EnglishsharkA scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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