Where does “stadsbus” come from?

stadsbus (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-.

stadsbus (Dutch): city bus

Definitions

  1. city bus

Ancestry of “stadsbus”, step by step

stadsbus 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 bus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbusbus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus
2Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
3Latinomnisevery; all
4Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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