Where does “Inselstaat” come from?

Inselstaat (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.

Inselstaat (German): island state

Definitions

  1. island state

Ancestry of “Inselstaat”, step by step

Inselstaat 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 insel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninselan island, an isle
2Middle High Germaninsel
3LatinĪnsula
4Proto-Italicenselā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
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