Where does “Freistaat Puerto Rico” come from?
Freistaat Puerto Rico (German) comes from German Freistaat, 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.
Ancestry of “Freistaat Puerto Rico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Freistaat | free state |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen:
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| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | stō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |