Where does “Staatsangehöriger” come from?

Staatsangehöriger (German) comes from German Angehöriger, from German angehörig, from German angehören, from German gehören, from Middle High German gehœren, from Old High German gihōrian, from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic gahauzijaną — whale, sea monster; abyss.

Staatsangehöriger (German): citizen, national male or unspecified

Definitions

  1. citizen, national male or unspecified

Ancestry of “Staatsangehöriger”, step by step

Staatsangehöriger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Angehöriger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAngehörigerrelative, next of kin, relation male or unspecified
2Germanangehörigaffiliated; belonging
3GermanangehörenTo belong to
4Germangehörento belong to, be the property of; to be a...
5Middle High Germangehœrenlisten to, obey
6Old High Germangihōrianto hearken to
7Proto-West Germanic*gahauʀijanto listen
8Proto-Germanicgahauzijanąto listen, hear
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
14Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
15Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

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-
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτοςEvery word from Old Church Slavonic китъEvery word from Russian кит