Where does “stedewaarts” come from?
stedewaarts (Dutch) comes from Dutch stede, from Middle Dutch stede, from Old Dutch stedi, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
stedewaarts (Dutch): towards the city
Ancestry of “stedewaarts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | stede | |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stede | Alternative form of stat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stedi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |