Where does “Staatsgast” come from?

Staatsgast (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.

Staatsgast (German): guest of state

Definitions

  1. guest of state

Ancestry of “Staatsgast”, step by step

Staatsgast 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 gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast
3Old High Germangaſtguest
4Proto-West Germanic*gastiguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yetiEvery word from Proto-Italic staēō
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