Where does “slaapstad” come from?

slaapstad (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-.

slaapstad (Dutch): bedroom community

Definitions

  1. bedroom community

Ancestry of “slaapstad”, step by step

slaapstad 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 slapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslapento sleep
2Middle Dutchslâpento sleep
3Old Dutchslāpanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →