Where does “Cape Town” come from?

Cape Town (English) comes from Dutch Kaapstad, 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-.

Ancestry of “Cape Town”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKaapstad—
2Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
3Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
4Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “Cape Town”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →
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