Where does “stadsbewoner” come from?

stadsbewoner (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-.

stadsbewoner (Dutch): inhabitant of a city

Definitions

  1. inhabitant of a city

Ancestry of “stadsbewoner”, step by step

stadsbewoner 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 bewoner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewoneroccupant, inhabitant
2Middle Dutchbewōonre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →