Where does “stad” come from?

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

stad (Dutch): city, town; the town/city centre

Definitions

  1. city, town; the town/city centre

Ancestry of “stad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
2Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
3Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “stad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →