Where does “Nachtwächterstaat” come from?

Nachtwächterstaat (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.

Nachtwächterstaat (German): night watchman state

Definitions

  1. night watchman state

Ancestry of “Nachtwächterstaat”, step by step

Nachtwächterstaat 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 Nachtwächter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachtwächternight watchman
2GermanNachtnight; darkness
3Middle High Germannacht
4Old High Germannahtnight
5Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
6Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
7Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
8Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō