Where does “Gestade” come from?

Gestade (German) comes from Middle High German gestade, from Old High German stad, from Proto-Germanic staþaz.

Gestade (German): bank, shore

Definitions

  1. bank, shore

Ancestry of “Gestade”, step by step

Gestade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German gestade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangestade—
2Old High Germanstad—
3Proto-Germanicstaþaz—

via Middle High German gestat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangestat—
Every word from Proto-Germanic staþaz →Every word from Old High German stad →Every word from Middle High German gestade →