Where does “Elbstadt” come from?

Elbstadt (German) comes from German Stadt, 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-.

Elbstadt (German): city on the Elbe

Definitions

  1. city on the Elbe

Ancestry of “Elbstadt”, step by step

Elbstadt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stadt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStadtcity; town; city center
2Middle High Germanstatbank, shore
3Old High GermanstatA city; a town; A site; a place; a spot
4Proto-West Germanicstadiplace
5Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
7Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via German Elbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElbeAlternative form of Elb
2Middle High GermanElbe—
3Old High GermanElba—
4Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
5Proto-Germanicalbīriver
6LatinAlbis—
7LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →