Where does “Bienenstaat” come from?

Bienenstaat (German) comes from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

Bienenstaat (German): bee colony

Definitions

  1. bee colony

Ancestry of “Bienenstaat”, step by step

Bienenstaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Staat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStaatcountry; state; state; authorities; state
2Middle Low Germanstāt
3Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

via German Biene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBienebee; cute, sexy woman
2EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
3Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
4Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
5Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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