Where does “Staatsschutz” come from?
Staatsschutz (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.
Staatsschutz (German): state protection, state security, national security, national protection
Definitions
- state protection, state security, national security, national protection
Ancestry of “Staatsschutz”, step by step
Staatsschutz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Staat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 2 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 5 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via German Schütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 2 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |