Where does “staatsgrijper” come from?
staatsgrijper (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-.
staatsgrijper (Dutch): a putschist
Definitions
- a putschist
Ancestry of “staatsgrijper”, step by step
staatsgrijper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch staat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | staat | state, condition; state; table, list, chart |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 4 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 5 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Dutch grijpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grijpen | to grab |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gripen | to grab; to attack, to overwhelm; to understand |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grīpan | to seize, grasp |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grīpan | to grab, to grasp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīpaną | to grab, grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰreyb- | to grab, grasp; to grasp, grab; to grab, to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |