Where does “stadskind” come from?

stadskind (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-.

stadskind (Dutch): city child: child that comes from the city

Definitions

  1. city child: child that comes from the city

Ancestry of “stadskind”, step by step

stadskind 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 kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkindchild, kid, non-adult human; descendant, still a...
2Middle Dutchkintchild; child, offspring
3Old Dutchkintchild
4Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →