Where does “Stadttor” come from?

Stadttor (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-.

Stadttor (German): city gate

Definitions

  1. city gate

Ancestry of “Stadttor”, step by step

Stadttor 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 tor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantorgate, archway passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry
2Old High Germantor
3Proto-Germanicdurąbig door, gate
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tisEvery word from Proto-Germanic stadiz
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