Where does “Ruhestätte” come from?
Ruhestätte (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-.
Ruhestätte (German): resting place
Definitions
- resting place
Ancestry of “Ruhestätte”, step by step
Ruhestätte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stätte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stätte | venue, place, spot |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German rūhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rūhe | calm, relative quietness absence of loud sounds |
| 2 | Middle High German | ruo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruowa | peace, quiet, rest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rōu | calm, quiet; rest, repose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *rōō | calm, quiet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |