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Where does “lagerstätte” come from?

lagerstätte (English) comes from German Lagerstätte, from German Stätte, from Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic stadi, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

lagerstätte (English): A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary...

Definitions

  1. A sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary...

Ancestry of “lagerstätte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLagerstättedeposit; repository
2GermanStättevenue, place, spot
3Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
4Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
5Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
6Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →