Where does “Gedenkstätte” come from?

Gedenkstätte (German) comes 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-.

Gedenkstätte (German): memorial

Definitions

  1. memorial

Ancestry of “Gedenkstätte”, step by step

Gedenkstätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStättevenue, place, spot
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 gedenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangedenkento remember, commemorate; to intend
2Middle High Germangedenken
3Old High Germangidenken
4Proto-Germanic*gaþankijan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic stadiz
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