Where does “Schlafstadt” come from?

Schlafstadt (German) comes from German Stadt, 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-.

Schlafstadt (German): bedroom town, bedroom community

Definitions

  1. bedroom town, bedroom community

Ancestry of “Schlafstadt”, step by step

Schlafstadt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stadt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStadtcity; town; city center
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 Schlaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlafsleep; temple
2Germanslāf—
3Middle High Germanslāf—
4Old High Germanslāfslack
5Proto-Germanicslap-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic stadiz →